Back River (Tamworth)
For other uses, see Back River (disambiguation).
| Back River | |
| Barnard Gully, Back Creek[1] | |
| Perennial river | |
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| State | New South Wales |
| IBRA | New England Tablelands |
| District | Northern Tablelands |
| Local government area | Tamworth Regional |
| Part of | Manning River catchment |
| Source | Great Dividing Range |
| - location | near Hanging Rock, east of Nundle |
| - elevation | 1,200 m (3,937 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with the Barnard River |
| - elevation | 548 m (1,798 ft) |
| Length | 21 km (13 mi) |
| [2] | |
Back River, a perennial stream of the Manning River catchment, is located in the Northern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
Back River on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, near Hanging Rock, east of Nundle, and flows generally east and then southeast before reaching its confluence with the Barnard River. The river descends 649 metres (2,129 ft) over its 21 kilometres (13 mi) course.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Back River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
- 1 2 "Map of Back River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
Coordinates: 31°29′S 151°15′E / 31.483°S 151.250°E
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