Mummel River

Mummel River
Watercourse[1]
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
IBRA	New England Tablelands, NSW North Coast
Districts	Northern Tablelands, Mid North Coast
Local government area	Greater Taree
Part of	Manning River catchment
Tributaries
- right	Williams Creek
Source	below Mount Sugarloaf, Great Dividing Range
- location	near Devils Delight, southeast of Walcha
- elevation	1,080 m (3,543 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Cooplacurripa River
- location	north of Giro, northwest of Taree
- elevation	177 m (581 ft)
Length	65 km (40 mi)
National parks	Mummel Gulf, Cottan-Bimbang
[2]

Mummel River, a watercourse of the Manning River catchment, is located in the Northern Tablelands and Mid North Coast districts of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

Mummel River rises on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, below Mount Sugarloaf, southeast of Walcha and flows generally south by west, southeast, and then south southeast, joined by one minor tributary, before reaching its confluence with the Cooplacurripa River, north of Giro, northwest of Taree. The river descends 898 metres (2,946 ft) over its 65 kilometres (40 mi) course.^[2]

See also

• Rivers of New South Wales
• List of rivers in New South Wales (L-Z)
• List of rivers of Australia

References

1. "Mummel River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
2. "Map of Mummel River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 16 March 2013.

External links

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

Coordinates: 31°38′S 151°59′E / 31.633°S 151.983°E