Rous River

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Rous River
Data
location New South Wales , Australia
River system Tweed River
Drain over Tweed River  → Tasman Sea
source Southeastern slopes of the McPherson Range at Numinbah
28 ° 16 ′ 17 ″  S , 153 ° 12 ′ 38 ″  E
Source height 217  m
muzzle Tweed River near Tumbulgum Coordinates: 28 ° 16 ′ 27 "  S , 153 ° 27 ′ 35"  E 28 ° 16 ′ 27 "  S , 153 ° 27 ′ 35"  E
Mouth height 2  m
Height difference 215 m
Bottom slope 4.9 ‰
length 43.8 km
Left tributaries Nobbys Creek, Crystal Creek
Right tributaries Hopkins Creek, Jackson's Creek
Small towns Tumbulgum
Communities Numinbah, Chillingham, Crystal Creek

The Rous River is a river in the extreme northeast of the Australian state of New South Wales .

history

The river is named after the British naval officer and bon vivant Henry John Rous (1795–1877), who explored the area around the Richmond River and the Tweed River from 1828 .

In January 2006, only partially treated wastewater from emergency tanks and ponds at the Murwillumbah sewage works entered the river. The sewage treatment plant was shut down due to damage and was overfilled by the city's sewage. Biological examinations of the river water showed that the pollution was too great, so bathing was temporarily prohibited.

In 2007, the New South Wales government proposed damming the Rous Rivers, Oxley Rivers, and Byrill Creek . The resistance of the local residents was so great that a campaign called Save the Caldera Rivers was formed to prevent the construction of the dams.

course

The Rous River has its source at Numinbah on the southeastern slopes of the McPherson Range near the Queensland border . From there it flows east and flows into the Tweed River at Tumbulgum between Murwillumbah and Tweed Heads .

Tributaries with mouth heights

  • Hopkins Creek - 44 m
  • Jackson's Creek - 33 m
  • Nobbys Creek - 18 m
  • Crystal Creek - 13 m

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Map of Rous River, NSW . Bonzle.com
  2. ↑ List of placenames ASSIGNED as RIVERs . In: Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW . Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2008.
  3. ↑ Treated sewerage flows to Rous River . In: ABC News Online . Australian Broadcasting Corporation. January 6, 2006. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
  4. ^ Rous River swim ban over . In: ABC News Online . Australian Broadcasting Corporation. January 18, 2006. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
  5. ^ Committee wants more time for say on dam plans . In: ABC News Online . Australian Broadcasting Corporation. May 25, 2007. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
  6. ↑ a b NRMA (1998). NSW Northern Rivers & South-East Queensland [map], 2, 1: 550,000. Cartography by Auslig. Ballina to Tweed Heads inset. Retrieved July 16, 2009.