Yarrowitch River
Yarrowitch River | |
Perennial stream[1] | |
Yarrowitch River near the Oxley Highway | |
Country | Australia |
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State | New South Wales |
Regions | New England Tablelands (IBRA), Northern Tablelands |
Local government area | Walcha |
Part of | Macleay River catchment |
Tributaries | |
- right | Warnes River |
Source | Great Dividing Range |
- location | near Yarrowitch |
- elevation | 1,100 m (3,609 ft) |
Mouth | confluence with the Apsley River |
- location | near Tia |
- elevation | 283 m (928 ft) |
Length | 62 km (39 mi) |
National parks | Mummel Gulf NP, Oxley Wild Rivers NP |
Waterfall | Yarrowitch Falls |
[2] | |
Yarrowitch River, a perennial stream of the Macleay River catchment, is located in the Northern Tablelands district of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
Yarrowitch River rises within Mummel Gulf National Park on the northern slopes of the Great Dividing Range southwest of Yarrowitch, and flows generally north northeast, joined by the Warnes River before reaching its confluence with the Apsley River, southwest of Tia. The river descends 822 metres (2,697 ft) over its 62 kilometres (39 mi) course;[2] spilling over the Yarrowitch Falls in the Oxley Wild Rivers National Park.
In its middle reaches, the Yarrowitch River passes through rich grazing country used for rearing livestock, principally beef cattle.
See also
References
- ↑ "Yarrowitch River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- 1 2 "Map of Yarrowitch River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
External links
- "Macleay River catchment" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.
Coordinates: 31°02′S 152°03′E / 31.033°S 152.050°E