Deepwater River

Deepwater River
Mostly perennial stream[1]
Country Australia
State New South Wales
IBRA New England Tablelands
District Northern Tablelands
Municipalities Glen Innes Severn, Tenterfield
Part of Macintyre River, Murray–Darling basin
Source Great Dividing Range
 - location east of Deepwater
 - elevation 1,080 m (3,543 ft)
Mouth confluence with Bluff River to form Mole River
 - location near Sandy Flat
 - elevation 601 m (1,972 ft)
Length 84 km (52 mi)
[2]

Deepwater River, a mostly perennial stream[1] of the Dumaresq-Macintyre catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Northern Tablelands district of New South Wales, Australia.

The river rises on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range, near Old Man Gibber, east of Deepwater, and flows generally north northwest, west, and then west, before reaching its confluence with Bluff River to form the Mole River, near Sandy Flat; descending 479 metres (1,572 ft) over its 84 kilometres (52 mi) course.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Deepwater River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Map of Deepwater River". Bonzle.com. Retrieved 5 February 2013.

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Coordinates: 29°13′S 151°57′E / 29.217°S 151.950°E / -29.217; 151.950


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