Chichester River
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location | New South Wales , Australia | |
River system | Hunter River | |
Drain over | Williams River → Hunter River → Tasman Sea | |
source | Mount McKenzie in Barrington Tops National Park 32 ° 4 ′ 23 ″ S , 151 ° 31 ′ 47 ″ E |
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Source height | 1330 m | |
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Williams River at Bandon Grove Coordinates: 32 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ S , 151 ° 43 ′ 0 ″ E 32 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ S , 151 ° 43 ′ 0 ″ E |
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Mouth height | 82.3 m | |
Height difference | 1,247.7 m | |
Bottom slope | 30 ‰ | |
length | 42.1 km | |
Reservoirs flowed through | Lake Chichester | |
Small towns | Chichester, Bandon Grove |
The Chichester River is a river in the east of the Australian state of New South Wales .
It rises below Mount McKenzie in Barrington Tops National Park . From there it flows southeast and flows into the Williams River at Bandon Grove .
At 184 m above sea level, the Chichester River flows through the Chichester Reservoir , which was created to supply the larger cities in the lower Hunter Valley with drinking water . The Wangat River also flows there.