Rouchel Brook

Rouchel Brook
Perennial stream[1]
Country Australia
State New South Wales
Regions Sydney Basin (IBRA), Upper Hunter
Local government area Upper Hunter
Part of Hunter River catchment
Tributaries
 - left Davis Creek (New South Wales)
 - right Back Creek (Upper Hunter, New South Wales)
Source Mount Royal Range
 - location below Big Losy Mountain
 - elevation 840 m (2,756 ft)
Mouth confluence with the Hunter River
 - location south of Glenbawn Dam
 - elevation 188 m (617 ft)
Length 46 km (29 mi)
[1][2]

Rouchel Brook, a perennial stream of the Hunter River catchment, is located in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course

Officially designated as a river,[1] the Rouchel Brook rises below Big Losy Mountain on the western slopes of the Mount Royal Range. The river flows generally south of west, joined by two minor tributaries, before reaching its confluence with the Hunter River south of Glenbawn Dam, east of Aberdeen. Rouchel Brook descends 652 metres (2,139 ft) over its 46 kilometres (29 mi) course.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rouchel Brook". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Map of Rouchel Brook, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 18 October 2013.

External links

Coordinates: 32°08′S 150°59′E / 32.133°S 150.983°E / -32.133; 150.983


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