Back River (Tamworth)

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Back River
Barnard Gully, Back Creek [1]
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Location
Country Australia
State New South Wales
IBRA New England Tablelands
District Northern Tablelands
Local government area Tamworth Regional
Physical characteristics
Source Great Dividing Range
  locationnear Hanging Rock, east of Nundle
  elevation1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Mouth confluence with the Barnard River
  elevation
548 m (1,798 ft)
Length21 km (13 mi)
Basin features
River system Manning River catchment
[2]

Back River, a perennial stream of the Manning River catchment, is located in the Northern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia.

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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]

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References

  1. "Back River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 14 March 2013. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Map of Back River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 14 March 2013.

Coordinates: 31°29′S151°15′E / 31.483°S 151.250°E / -31.483; 151.250