Wollangambe River

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Wollangambe River
Wollangambe River

Wollangambe River

Data
location New South Wales , Australia
River system Hawkesbury River
Drain over Colo River  → Hawkesbury River  → Tasman Sea
source at Newnes Junction, east of Lithgow
33 ° 27 ′ 54 ″  S , 150 ° 16 ′ 21 ″  E
Source height 924  m
muzzle Colo River in Wollemi National Park Coordinates: 33 ° 21 ′ 6 ″  S , 150 ° 34 ′ 50 ″  E 33 ° 21 ′ 6 ″  S , 150 ° 34 ′ 50 ″  E
Mouth height 54.7  m
Height difference 869.3 m
Bottom slope 15 ‰
length 57.4 km
Left tributaries Bungleboori Creek, Nayock Creek
Right tributaries Bell Creek, Bowens Creek

The Wollangambe River is a river in the east of the Australian state of New South Wales .

It rises at Newes Junction , a small town east of Lithgow in the southwest corner of the Wollemi National Park . The river initially flows northeast to north of the small town of Mount Irvine . There it turns its course to the north and after about 20 kilometers back to the northeast. In the center of the national park it flows into the Colo River .

The river valley is largely uninhabited and not accessible by roads.

Its main tributaries are Bowens Creek and Bungleboori Creek .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Map of Wollangambe River, NSW . Bonzle.com