Williams River (Hunter River)

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Williams River
The Williams River meets the Hunter River at Raymond Terrace

The Williams River meets the Hunter River at Raymond Terrace

Data
location New South Wales , Australia
River system Hunter River
Drain over Hunter River  → Tasman Sea
source Carey's Peak in Barrington Tops National Park
32 ° 11 ′ 47 ″  S , 151 ° 33 ′ 5 ″  E
Source height 747  m
muzzle Hunter River at Raymond Terrace Coordinates: 32 ° 45 ′ 17 "  S , 151 ° 44 ′ 38"  E 32 ° 45 ′ 17 "  S , 151 ° 44 ′ 38"  E
Mouth height 1  m
Height difference 746 m
Bottom slope 5.3 ‰
length 142 km
Left tributaries Chichester River , Carowiry Creek, Black Camp Creek, Chambers Creek, Tumbledown Creek, Stony Creek
Right tributaries Myall Creek, Tabbil Creek, Wallarobba Creek, Unwarrabin Creek
Medium-sized cities Dungog, Raymond Terrace
Small towns Salisbury, Brandon Grove, Fosterton, Brookfield, Clarence Town, Seaham
Communities Barrington House

The Williams River , formerly also called Dorribang River , is a river in the east of the Australian state of New South Wales .

course

It rises at Barrington House in Barrington Tops National Park and flows southeast and south where it meets the Hunter River just west of the Fitzgerald Bridge in Raymond Terrace . On its way it flows through the cities of Salisbury , Bandon Grove , Fosterton , Dungog , Brookfield , Clarence Town and Seaham .

Tributaries with mouth heights

  • Chichester River - 82 m
  • Carowiry Creek - 58 m
  • Myall Creek - 51 m
  • Tabbil Creek - 45 m
  • Wallarobba Creek - 36 m
  • Black Camp Creek - 22 m
  • Unwarrabin Creek - 21 m
  • Chambers Creek - 6 m
  • Tumbledown Creek - 4 m
  • Stony Creek - 4 m

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Map of Williams River, NSW . Bonzle.com
  2. ^ A b Geographical Names Register Extract: Williams River . Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. ( Memento from June 5, 2011 in the Internet Archive )