Gara River (Macleay River)

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Gara River,
Guyra River
Blue Hole on the Gara River near Armidale

Blue Hole on the Gara River near Armidale

Data
location New South Wales , Australia
River system Macleay River
Drain over Macleay River  → Tasman Sea
source at Llangothlin in the Great Dividing Range
30 ° 8 ′ 43 ″  S , 151 ° 42 ′ 13 ″  E
Source height 1280  m
muzzle Macleay River in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park Coordinates: 30 ° 40 ′ 13 ″  S , 151 ° 50 ′ 59 ″  E 30 ° 40 ′ 13 ″  S , 151 ° 50 ′ 59 ″  E
Mouth height 388  m
Height difference 892 m
Bottom slope 9.8 ‰
length 90.6 km
Left tributaries Cooney Creek
Right tributaries Ryanda Creek, Commissioners Waters, Powers Creek
Reservoirs flowed through Lake Guyra , Malpas Reservoir

The Gara River (also Guyra River ) is a perennial river in the northeast of the Australian state of New South Wales . It is one of the headwaters of the Macleay River .

geography

The river rises below the small town of Llangothlin , around 15 kilometers north of Guyra and around 40 kilometers north of Armidale on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range . From its source, the river flows south through unpopulated land east of the cities of Guyra and Armidale. To the southeast of Armidale, the river enters the Oxley Wild Rivers National Park and, together with Salisbury Water, forms the Macleay River.

Reservoirs

On its way, the Gara River flows through two reservoirs, Lake Guyra at an altitude of 1273 m and the Malpas Reservoir at 1174 m.

Tributaries with mouth heights

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Map of Gara River, NSW . Bonzle.com
  2. ^ Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing Pty. Ltd. Archerfield QLD (2007). ISBN 978174193232-4