Hastings River
| Hastings River | ||
 Railway bridge over the Hastings River in Wauchope |
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| Data | ||
| location | New South Wales , Australia | |
| River system | Hastings River | |
| source | at Kemps Pinnacle in Werrikimbe National Park 31 ° 7 ′ 3 ″ S , 152 ° 16 ′ 6 ″ E |
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| Source height | 1040 m | |
| muzzle | at Port Macquarie in the Tasman Sea ( Pacific Ocean ) Coordinates: 31 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ S , 152 ° 51 ′ 0 ″ E 31 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ S , 152 ° 51 ′ 0 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | 1040 m | |
| Bottom slope | 5.8 ‰ | |
| length | 180 km | |
| Left tributaries | Forbes River , Pappinbarra River | |
| Right tributaries | Fenwicks Creek, Tobins River , Ralfes Creek, Ellenborough River , Thone River , Mortons Creek | |
| Medium-sized cities | Wauchope, Port Macquarie | |
| Small towns | Yarras, Ellenborough, Long Flat, Beechwood | |
.JPG) Hastings River at high tide west of Ellenborough |
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The Hastings River is a river in the northeast of the Australian state of New South Wales .
Surname
The river was first mapped by European explorers in 1818 after John Oxley discovered it and named it after the then Governor General and Viceroy of India , Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings .
The vineyards on its banks are named after the Hastings River, as is an endangered mammal, the Hastings River Mouse ( Pseudomys oralis ).
geography
The river has its source seven kilometers southwest of Kemp's Pinnacle in Werrikimbe National Park on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range . The river then flows to Fernleigh , where it turns its course east and is accompanied on its south bank by the Oxley Highway . Immediately north of Port Macquarie , it reaches the Tasman Sea .
Tributaries with mouth heights
- Fenwicks Creek - 226 m
- Tobins River - 141 m
- Ralfes Creek - 118 m
- Forbes River - 100 m
- Ellenborough River - 54 m
- Thone River -
- Pappinbarra River - 16 m
- Mortons Creek - 10 m
Important cities
- Ellenborough
- Long Flat
- Port Macquarie , on the estuary
- Wauchope
fishing
On the upper reaches of the Hastings River you can fish for cod and catfish , in the estuary species such as sea bream , flat head and Ludericks (fam. Kyphoside ).
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Map of Hastings River, NSW . Bonzle.com
- ^ Geological Names Register Extract: Hastings River . Geological Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geological 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 not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
