Blue Mountain Creek

Blue Mountain Creek
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	New England Tablelands (IBRA), Northern Tablelands
Local government area	Armidale
Physical characteristics
Source	Blue Mountains
• location	near Walcha and Uralla
• elevation	1,090 m (3,580 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Macleay River
• elevation	254 m (833 ft)
Length	41 km (25 mi)
Basin features
River system	Macleay River catchment
Tributaries
• right	Winterbourne Creek, Hole Creek
National park	Oxley Wild Rivers NP
[1] [2]

The Blue Mountain Creek, an intermittent stream ^[1] that is part of the Macleay River catchment, is located in the Northern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

Blue Mountain Creek rises on the eastern slopes of Blue Mountain, north northeast of Walcha and south southeast of Uralla, within the Great Dividing Range. The river flows generally east, joined by two minor tributaries before reaching its confluence with the Macleay River ^[1] in the remote country within the Oxley Wild Rivers National Park, upstream of the confluence of the Macleay and Chandler rivers. The river descends 838 metres (2,749 ft) over its 41 kilometres (25 mi) course. ^[2]

See also

• New South Wales portal

• Rivers of New South Wales
• List of rivers of New South Wales (A-K)
• List of rivers of Australia

References

1. "Blue Mountain Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 6 October 2013.
2. "Map of Blue Mountain Creek, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 6 October 2013.

External links

• "Macleay River catchment" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.
• Northern Rivers Geology Blog - Macleay River

30°47′S151°49′E / 30.783°S 151.817°E / -30.783; 151.817