Paterson River

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Paterson
Name origin: Named after William Paterson
Country Australia
State New South Wales
Region Hunter
Landmark Lostock Dam
Source
 - location Barrington Tops, Australia
 - coordinates 32°03′47″S 151°24′53″E / -32.0631, 151.4146
Mouth Hunter River
 - location Hinton, Australia
 - coordinates 32°43′11″S 151°38′33″E / -32.7196, 151.6424
Major tributaries
 - left Allyn River

The Paterson River is a river in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. Its headwaters are in the Barrington Tops National Park and flows to join the Hunter River between Morpeth and Hinton. Between Hinton and Duns Creek it forms the border between Port Stephens and Maitland councils.

Colonel William Paterson surveyed the area along the river in 1801. Later Governor King named it in his honour.

The river courses through fertile the farming land of the Paterson valley. Lostock Dam in the Barringtons was constructed to ameliorate substantial floods that occur at various times.

The Allyn River is a tributary of the Paterson and towns along the route include, Gresford, Vacy, Paterson, Woodville and Hinton.

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