Woronora River

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Woronora River
Woronora River from the Woronora Bridge

Woronora River from the Woronora Bridge

Data
location New South Wales , Australia
River system Georges River
Drain over Georges River  → Tasman Sea
source at Darkes Forest
34 ° 12 ′ 5 ″  S , 150 ° 54 ′ 4 ″  O
Source height 353  m
muzzle Georges River at Como and Illawong coordinates: 33 ° 59 '47 "  S , 151 ° 3' 40"  O 33 ° 59 '47 "  S , 151 ° 3' 40"  O
Mouth height m
Height difference 353 m
Bottom slope 9.8 ‰
length 36.1 km
Reservoirs flowed through Lake Woronora
Big cities Sydney

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

geography

The river rises north of Darkes Forest. From there it flows north and flows into the Georges River at Como and Illawong .

Reservoir

Lake Woronora , which is part of Sydney's drinking water supply, is located on the upper reaches .

River crossings

In Woronora , a high bridge, a low road bridge and a pedestrian bridge cross the river. In Heathcote , the road bridge on Heathcote Road connects this district with Holsworthy.

In Engadine , near Woronora Road, there is the bridge The Needles , which provides the transition to the Barden Bridge . However, it is closed to cars.

Gallery images

See also

Web links

Commons : Woronora River  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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