Blackwater Creek (New South Wales)

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Blackwater Creek
Blackwater Creek (New South Wales)
Location
Country Australia
State New South Wales
Region NSW North Coast (IBRA), Hunter
Local government area Muswellbrook
Physical characteristics
Source Great Dividing Range
 • locationbelow Mount Coricudgy
 • elevation728 m (2,388 ft)
Mouth Widden Brook
 • location
south southwest of Denman
 • elevation
226 m (741 ft)
Length34 km (21 mi)
Basin features
River system Hunter River catchment
[1] [2]

Blackwater Creek, a perennial stream of the Hunter River catchment, is located in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia.

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Course

The Blackwater Creek rises below Mount Coricudgy, on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range. The river flows generally northeast and then northwest before reaching its confluence with the Widden Brook in remote country south southwest of Denman. [1] The river descends 502 metres (1,647 ft) over its 34 metres (112 ft) course. [2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Blackwater Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 October 2013. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Map of Blackwater Creek, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 16 October 2013.

32°45′S150°28′E / 32.750°S 150.467°E / -32.750; 150.467


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