Cordeaux River
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| location | New South Wales , Australia | |
| River system | Hawkesbury River | |
| Drain over | Nepean River → Hawkesbury River → Tasman Sea | |
| source | at Kembla Heights 34 ° 23 ′ 58 ″ S , 150 ° 47 ′ 1 ″ E |
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| Source height | 315 m | |
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Nepean River southwest of Wilton Coordinates: 34 ° 14 ′ 49 " S , 150 ° 40 ′ 4" E 34 ° 14 ′ 49 " S , 150 ° 40 ′ 4" E |
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| Mouth height | 147 m | |
| Height difference | 168 m | |
| Bottom slope | 5.9 ‰ | |
| length | 28.3 km | |
| Left tributaries | Avon River | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Lake Cordeaux | |
The Cordeaux River is a river in the east of the Australian state of New South Wales . It is a tributary of the Nepean River , which flows into the Hawkesbury River .
course
The source is on the western slopes of the New South Wales Coast Mountains at Kembla Heights , about ten kilometers west of Wollongong . The upper course of the river is dammed to Lake Cordeaux . Below the dam, the river flows in a north-westerly direction, where it joins the Avon River south of Wilton . About a kilometer below this mouth , the Cordeaux River flows into the Nepean River.
In total, the river is a little more than 28 kilometers long.
It is an important source of water for the greater Sydney area . The water is collected in the four reservoirs of the Upper Nepean System .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Map of Cordeaux River, NSW . Bonzle.com
- ↑ a b Geographical Name Register Extract for Cordeaux River . 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.
