Boonoo Boonoo River

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Boonoo Boonoo River
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Boonoo Boonoo River, 2010
Etymology Aboriginal: "poor country with no animals to provide food" [1]
Location
Country Australia
State New South Wales
IBRA NSW North Coast
District Northern Tablelands
Local government area Tenterfield
Physical characteristics
Source Great Dividing Range
  locationnear Boonoo Boonoo and Mount Lindesay Highway
  elevation955 m (3,133 ft)
Mouth confluence with the Maryland River
  location
east of Rivertree
  elevation
249 m (817 ft)
Length44 km (27 mi)
Basin features
River system Clarence River catchment
Tributaries 
  leftCarrolls Creek, Hells Hollow Creek, Cadiangullong Creek, Bookookoorara Creek
  rightTwomile Creek (NSW), Gilcurry Creek, Razor Back Creek
National parks Bald Rock NP, Boonoo Boonoo NP
[2]

Boonoo Boonoo River, a watercourse of the Clarence River catchment, is located in the Northern Tablelands district of New South Wales, Australia.

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Course and features

Boonoo Boonoo River rises on the slopes of the Great Dividing Range, near Boonoo Boonoo and Mount Lindesay Highway, and generally flows northeast, joined by seven minor tributaries before reaching its confluence with the Maryland River, east of Rivertree. The river descends 706 metres (2,316 ft) over its 44 kilometres (27 mi) course; [2] and flows through the Bald Rock National Park and the Boonoo Boonoo National Park, descending through Boonoo Boonoo Falls in its upper reaches.

The name Boonoo Boonoo is derived from the Aboriginal phrase meaning "poor country with no animals to provide food". [1]

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Boonoo Boonoo is a locality in New South Wales, Australia.

References

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

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