Karuah River

Karuah River
Karuah River Left Hand Branch[1], Clyde[2]
Open semi-mature tide dominated drowned valley estuary[3]
Karuah Bridge over the Karuah River at Karuah.
Name origin: Aboriginal[2]
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Regions	NSW North Coast (IBRA), Mid North Coast, Hunter
Local government area	Great Lakes
Part of	Great Lakes[4]
Tributaries
- left	Martins Creek (New South Wales), Lawlers Creek, Mammy Johnsons River, Mill Creek (New South Wales), Alderley Creek, Booral Creek, Snapes Creek, The Branch River
- right	Whispering Gully, Telegherry River, Scotters Creek, Deep Creek (New South Wales), Limeburners Creek
Town	Stroud, Karuah
Source	Gloucester Tops, Great Dividing Range
- location	below The Mountaineer, southwest of Gloucester
- elevation	598 m (1,962 ft)
Mouth	Port Stephens
- location	Karuah
- elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	101 km (63 mi)
Depth	2.2 m (7 ft)
Volume	31,221 m3 (1,102,559 cu ft)
Basin	1,448 km2 (559 sq mi)
Area	17.9 km2 (7 sq mi)
Website: NSW Environment & Heritage website
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Karuah River, an open semi-mature tide dominated drowned valley estuary^[3] of the Great Lakes^[4] system, is located in the Mid North Coast and Hunter regions of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

Karuah River rises on the southeastern slopes of Gloucester Tops of the Great Dividing Range, below The Mountaineer, southwest of Gloucester, and flows generally southeast and south. joined by eleven tributaries including the Telegherry, Mammy Johnsons, and The Branch rivers, before reaching its mouth within Port Stephens at Karuah, and then flows out to the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean. The river descends 600 metres (2,000 ft) over its 101 kilometres (63 mi) course.^[5]

Etymology

Initially named Clyde by Lachlan Macquarie, the use of the Aboriginal name became prevalent subsequently.^[2]

See also

• Rivers of New South Wales
• List of rivers in New South Wales (A-K)
• List of rivers of Australia

References

External links

• "Karuah River and Great Lakes catchments" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales. 
• Department of Environment and Climate Change report

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Coordinates: 32°39′S 151°58′E / 32.650°S 151.967°E / -32.650; 151.967