Cataract River (Clarence River)

Cataract River
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Data
location	New South Wales , Australia
River system	Clarence River
Drain over	Clarence River  → Tasman Sea
source	Great Dividing Range at Tenterfield 29 ° 5 ′ 47 ″  S , 152 ° 6 ′ 47 ″  E
Source height	987  m
muzzle	Clarence River at Paddys Flat Coordinates: 28 ° 43 ′ 25 "  S , 152 ° 24 ′ 26"  E 28 ° 43 ′ 25 "  S , 152 ° 24 ′ 26"  E
Mouth height	177  m
Height difference	810 m
Bottom slope	9.6 ‰
length	84.8 km
Left tributaries	Spring Creek, Boorook Creek, Morgans Creek, Wheatley Creek
Right tributaries	Clear (Colongon) Creek, Crooked Creek
Communities	Sandy Hill, Paddys Flat

The Cataract River is a river in the northeast of the Australian state of New South Wales .

geography

The river rises on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range , about six kilometers northeast of Red Hill and about ten kilometers southeast of Tenterfield . From its source in the Local Government Area Tenterfield Shire , it flows northeast, where it flows into the Clarence River at Paddys Flat .

Shortly before it flows into the Clarence River, the river flows through the eastern part of the Cataract National Park .

Tributaries with mouth heights

• Spring Creek - 806 m
• Clear (Colongon) Creek - 559 m
• Boorook Creek - 514 meters
• Crooked Creek - 344 m
• Morgan's Creek - 304 m
• Wheatley Creek - 259 m

See also

• List of rivers in New South Wales
• List of rivers in Australia

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Map of Cataract River, NSW . Bonzle.com
2. ^ Geographical Names Register Extract . Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales ( Memento of the original from May 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ^ Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing Pty. Ltd. Archerfield QLD (2007). ISBN 978174193232-4 . P. 29