Jenolan River
Jenolan River | ||
Jenolan River with Jenolan Caves Road in the background |
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Data | ||
location | New South Wales , Australia | |
River system | Hawkesbury River | |
Drain over | Coxs River → Warragamba River → Nepean River → Hawkesbury River → Tasman Sea | |
source | Black Mount in the Great Dividing Range 33 ° 45 ′ 6 ″ S , 149 ° 59 ′ 43 ″ E |
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Source height | 1190 m | |
muzzle |
Coxs River in northern Kanangra Boyd National Park Coordinates: 33 ° 47 ′ 54 " S , 150 ° 10 ′ 30" E 33 ° 47 ′ 54 " S , 150 ° 10 ′ 30" E |
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Mouth height | 220 m | |
Height difference | 970 m | |
Bottom slope | 32 ‰ | |
length | 30.2 km | |
Right tributaries | Mumbedah River | |
Small towns | Jenolan Caves |
The Jenolan River is a river in the east of the Australian state of New South Wales .
course
It rises northwest of Jenolan Caves , below the ridge of the Great Dividing Range . The river first flows southeast to Jenolan Caves and then turns its course to the east. Below the Krungle Bungle Range it takes up the Mumbedah River , turns to the northeast and flows a little later into the Coxs River .
With the exception of the small town of Jenolan Caves, where a road also crosses the river, it runs through unpopulated area, largely in Kanangra Boyd National Park . Since the Jenolan Caves were electrically lit from 1887, the river was used to generate energy. For this purpose, a weir was built a little below the caves.