Avon River (Cordeaux River)

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Avon River
Data
location New South Wales , Australia
River system Hawkesbury River
Drain over Cordeaux River  → Nepean River  → Hawkesbury River  → Tasman Sea
source west of Calderwood
34 ° 31 ′ 10 ″  S , 150 ° 41 ′ 13 ″  E
Source height 348  m
muzzle Cordeaux River south of Wilton Coordinates: 34 ° 15 ′ 30 ″  S , 150 ° 40 ′ 35 ″  E 34 ° 15 ′ 30 ″  S , 150 ° 40 ′ 35 ″  E
Mouth height 193  m
Height difference 155 m
Bottom slope 4.9 ‰
length 31.9 km
Reservoirs flowed through Lake Avon

The Avon River is a small river in the east of the Australian state of New South Wales .

course

The river lies in Local Government Area Wollongong City .

It rises about four kilometers west of Calderwood , flows north and joins the Cordeaux River south of Wilton .

The Avon River is one of four rivers in the Upper Nepean System . The Lake Avon , the largest of the four reservoirs in the Upper Nepean Scheme was built in 1921-1927 and provided the Greater Sydney with water. In 1963 the water was diverted to the Illawarra region to meet the growing demand for water there. Today the reservoir supplies all of Wollongong .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Map of Avon River, NSW . Bonzle.com
  2. ^ Geographical Names Board ( Memento of May 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Avon Dam . VisitNSW.com ( Memento of August 9, 2008 in the Internet Archive )