Cockburn River
| Cockburn River | ||
 Cockburn River east of Tamworth, artificial rapids made of rocks |
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| Data | ||
| location | New South Wales , Australia | |
| River system | Murray River | |
| Drain over | Peel River → Namoi River → Barwon River → Darling River → Murray River → Indian Ocean | |
| source | at Limbri (Moonbi Range) 31 ° 2 ′ 5 ″ S , 151 ° 9 ′ 36 ″ E |
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| Source height | 493 m | |
| muzzle |
Peel River at Nemingha coordinates: 31 ° 7 '11 " S , 150 ° 57' 51" O 31 ° 7 '11 " S , 150 ° 57' 51" O |
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| Mouth height | 384 m | |
| Height difference | 109 m | |
| Bottom slope | 3.2 ‰ | |
| length | 33.6 km | |
| Left tributaries | Swamp Oak Creek, Mulla Mulla Creek | |
| Right tributaries | Jamieson Creek, Moonbi Creek | |
| Small towns | Limbri, Kootingal, Nemingha | |
| Communities | Tintinhull | |
The Cockburn River is a river in the north of the Australian state of New South Wales .
course
It rises near Limbri in the south of the New England table country at the confluence of Swamp Oak Creek and Jamieson Creek and drains the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range . From its source the river flows southwest and flows into the Peel River at Nemingha , three kilometers east of Tamworth .
The creeks from the south side of the Moonbi Range all run into the Cockburn River. Along its river banks there are small, irrigated grain fields and the surrounding hills are mainly used as grazing land.
The parishes of Kootingal and Tintinhull are on the river. The main railway line to north New South Wales runs partly along the river valley.
fauna and Flora
The Cockburn River is one of the fastest flowing rivers in the southern hemisphere. You can find native catfish and yellow bellies ( Macquaria ambigua , family codfish ) in the river, as well as the introduced carp , which has decimated many native fish species so much that they are difficult to find today.
Surname
The river was first mentioned by John Oxley on his expedition in 1820 and was named after Admiral Sir George Cockburn .