Dyke River

Dyke River
Perennial stream[1]
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
IBRA	New England Tablelands
District	Northern Tablelands
local government area	Armidale Dumaresq
Part of	Macleay River catchment
Source	Cunnawarra Range, Dorrigo Plateau
- location	east of Uralla and west of Nambucca Heads
- elevation	1,170 m (3,839 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Macleay River
- location	Lower Creek, west of Comara
- elevation	118 m (387 ft)
Length	62 km (39 mi)
[2]

Dyke River is a perennial stream of the Macleay River catchment, located in the Northern Tablelands district of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

Dyke River rises on the southern slopes of the Cunnawarra Range on the Dorrigo Plateau in high country east of Uralla and west of Nambucca Heads, and flows generally south by west before reaching its confluence with the Macleay River at Lower Creek, west of Comara. The river descends 1,050 metres (3,440 ft) over its 28 kilometres (17 mi) course.^[2]

See also

• List of rivers of Australia

References

1. "Dyke River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.
2. "Map of Dyke River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 3 March 2013.

External links

• "Macleay River catchment" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.

Coordinates: 30°40′S 152°17′E / 30.667°S 152.283°E