Peel River (Namoi River)
| Peel River | ||
 Peel River in Nundle |
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| Data | ||
| location | New South Wales , Australia | |
| River system | Murray River | |
| Drain over | Namoi River → Barwon River → Darling River → Murray River → Indian Ocean | |
| source | south of Nundle, west of Ben Halls Gap National Park 31 ° 35 ′ 5 ″ S , 151 ° 7 ′ 35 ″ E |
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| Source height | 743 m | |
| muzzle |
Namoi River near Gunnedah Coordinates: 30 ° 55 ′ 17 ″ S , 150 ° 29 ′ 32 ″ E 30 ° 55 ′ 17 ″ S , 150 ° 29 ′ 32 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 286 m | |
| Height difference | 457 m | |
| Bottom slope | 2.2 ‰ | |
| length | 210 km | |
| Left tributaries | Sandy Creek, Reedy Creek, Goonoo Goonoo Creek, Timbumburri Creek, Tangaratta Creek, Sandy Creek, Menedebri Creek | |
| Right tributaries | Duncans Creek, Dungowan Creek, Cockburn River , Moore Creek, Attunga Creek, Limestone Gully | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Chaffey Reservoir | |
| Medium-sized cities | Tamworth | |
| Small towns | Woolomin, Dungowan, Piallamore, Nimingha, Attunga, Somerton, Caroll Gap | |
| Communities | Nundle, Bowing Alley Point | |
The Peel River is a river in the north of the Australian state of New South Wales .
geography
It rises on the northern slopes of the Liverpool Range south of the village of Nundle . From there it flows north through the foothills of the Great Dividing Range , through Woolomin and Piallamore and pours into the Liverpool Plains near Tamworth . It turns its course to the west and flows into the Namoi River just below the Keepit reservoir . The Cockburn River is the main tributary of the Peel River and flows into Nemingha , east of Tamworth.
South of Woolomin is the Chaffey Reservoir , where the Peel River is dammed to provide drinking water for Tamworth.
Surname
The Peel River was named after Sir Robert Peel , a well-known British politician during the time of British explorers in Australia.
fauna and Flora
The scientific name of the codfish Mucullochella peeli peeli (English Murray cod) was derived from the Peel River. Thomas Livingstone Mitchell first discovered him in the waters of that river.