Stewarts River
Not to be confused with Stewart River.
Stewarts River | |
Mostly perennial stream[1] | |
Country | Australia |
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State | New South Wales |
IBRA | NSW North Coast |
District | Mid North Coast |
local government area | Greater Taree |
Tributaries | |
- left | Camden Haven River |
Source | Big Nellie, in Coorabakh National Park |
- location | west of the village of Hannam Vale |
- elevation | 555 m (1,821 ft) |
Mouth | Watson Taylors Lake |
- location | south of Camden Haven |
- elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
Length | 62 km (39 mi) |
National Park | Coorabakh NP, Crowdy Bay NP |
[2] | |
Stewarts River, a mostly perennial stream of the Mid North Coast region, is located in New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
Stewarts River rises on the northern slopes of Big Nellie within Coorabakh National Park, west of the village of Hannam Vale, and flows generally east by south and then east, joined by the Camden Haven River, before reaching its mouth at Watson Taylors Lake, south of Camden Haven. The river descends 132 metres (433 ft) over its 62 kilometres (39 mi) course.[2]
Stewarts River is transversed by the Pacific Highway north of the village of Johns River, between Coopernook and Kew.
See also
References
- ↑ "Stewarts River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- 1 2 "Map of Stewarts River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
External links
- "Camden Haven and Hastings River catchments" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.
Coordinates: 31°43′S 152°36′E / 31.717°S 152.600°E
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