Burke River (Nepean River)
Burke 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.