Burke River (Nepean River)
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| location | New South Wales , Australia | |
| River system | Hawkesbury River | |
| Drain over | Nepean River → Hawkesbury River → Tasman Sea | |
| source | at Mount Murray, west of Macquarie Pass National Park 34 ° 32 ′ 17 ″ S , 150 ° 36 ′ 35 ″ E |
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| Source height | 635 m | |
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Nepean River in Lake Nepean Coordinates: 34 ° 22 ′ 5 " S , 150 ° 35 ′ 28" E 34 ° 22 ′ 5 " S , 150 ° 35 ′ 28" E |
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| Mouth height | 324 m | |
| Height difference | 311 m | |
| Bottom slope | 14 ‰ | |
| length | 22.1 km | |
| Right tributaries | Little Burke River | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Lake Nepean | |
The Burke River is a river in the east of the Australian state of New South Wales .
Its source is Mount Murray , a settlement west of Macquarie Pass . The river flows through largely unpopulated area of the coastal mountains of New South Wales northwards into Lake Nepean and thus into the Nepean River .
Its main tributary is the Little Burke River , which flows into Lake Nepean just before it flows into it.