Pages Creek

Not to be confused with Pages River.
Pages Creek
Partly perennial stream[1]
Country Australia
State New South Wales
Regions Sydney Basin (IBRA), Upper Hunter
Local government area Upper Hunter Shire
Part of Hunter River catchment
Source Great Dividing Range
 - location Ben Halls Gap
 - elevation 1,360 m (4,462 ft)
Mouth confluence with the Hunter River
 - location at Ellerston
 - elevation 513 m (1,683 ft)
Length 38 km (24 mi)
[1][2]

Pages Creek, a mostly 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 Pages Creek rises on the southern slopes of the Great Dividing Range near Ben Halls Gap. The river flows generally southeast before reaching its confluence with the Hunter River at Ellerston. Pages Creek descends 842 metres (2,762 ft) over its 38 kilometres (24 mi) course.[2]

See also

References

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

External links

Coordinates: 31°45′S 151°16′E / 31.750°S 151.267°E / -31.750; 151.267


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