Oxley River

Oxley River
Middle Arm Tweed River[1]
Perennial river
Name origin: In honour of explorer, John Oxley
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	NSW North Coast (IBRA)
Local government area	Tweed
Part of	Tweed River catchment
City	Murwillumbah
Source	Mount Durigan, McPherson Range
Source confluence	Hopping Dicks Creek and Tyalgum Creek
- location	near Tyalgum
- elevation	85 m (279 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Tweed River
- location	Byangum, near Murwillumbah
- elevation	7 m (23 ft)
- coordinates	28°21′20″S 153°21′38″E / 28.35556°S 153.36056°E / -28.35556; 153.36056Coordinates: 28°21′20″S 153°21′38″E / 28.35556°S 153.36056°E / -28.35556; 153.36056
Length	23 km (14 mi)
National park	Mount Warning NP
The mouth of the Oxley River, located in New South Wales
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Oxley River, a perennial river of the Tweed River catchment, is located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

Formed by the confluence of the Hopping Dicks Creek and Tyalgum Creek, Oxley River rises below Mount Durigan on the southern slopes of the McPherson Range, near Tyalgum, and flows generally south by east, and then east, before reaching its confluence with the Tweed River near Murwillumbah. The river descends 78 metres (256 ft) over its 23 kilometres (14 mi) course.^[2]

In 2007, the federal government proposed damming the Rous River, Oxley River and Byrill Creek.^[3] Local opposition to the plan was formed via the Save the Caldera Rivers Campaign, in an effort to stop the proposed dams from being built.

See also

• List of rivers of Australia

References

External links

• "Tweed River catchment and small coastal creeks" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.