User:Carriearchdale/Sandbox/Hunter River (New South Wales)

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The Hunter River, an open and trained mature wave dominated barrier estuary,[1] is a major river in New South Wales, Australia. The Hunter River rises in the Liverpool Range and flows generally south and then east, reaching the Tasman Sea at Newcastle, the second largest city in New South Wales and a major harbour port.

Course and features[change | change source]

The Hunter River rises on the western slopes of Mount Royal Range, part of the Liverpool Range, within Barrington Tops National Park, east of Murrurundi, and flows generally northwest and then southwest before being imponded by Lake Glenbawn; then flowing southwest and then east southeast before reaching its mouth of the Tasman Sea,[2] in Newcastle between Nobbys Head and Stockton. The river is joined by ten tributaries upstream of Lake Glenbawn; and a further thirty-one tributaries downstream of the reservoir. The main tributaries are the Pages, Goulburn, Williams and the Paterson rivers and the Moonan, Stewarts and Wollombi brooks. East of Hexham, the river splits into two main channels, separated by the Ramsar-protected Kooragang Wetlands that feeds Milham Ponds, Wader Pond, Swan Pond and a series of smaller wetland pondages. The southern arm of the river also creates Hexham Island, while the northern creaters Smiths Island and flows in Fullerton Cove. The two channels converge at Walsh Point, reaching confluence with Throsby Creek adjacent to the Newcastle central business district, before reaching the river mouth. The Hunter River descends 1,397 m (4,583 ft) over its 468 km (291 mi) course from the high upper reaches, through the Hunter Valley, and out to sea.[3]

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References[change | change source]

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  3. ↑ Cite error: The named reference bonzle was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).

Other websites[change | change source]

  • "Hunter River catchment" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.
  • "Hunter-Central Rivers Catchment". Hunter-Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority. Government of New South Wales. 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  • "Hunter River Explorer". Hunter-Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority. Retrieved 18 October 2013.

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