Christmas Creek

This article is about the creek in New South Wales. For the mine in Western Australia, see Christmas Creek mine. For the airport in Western Australia, see Christmas Creek Airport. For the locality in Queensland, see Christmas Creek, Queensland.

Christmas Creek
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	NSW North Coast (IBRA), Mid North Coast
Local government area	Kempsey
Physical characteristics
Source	Roses Knob, Great Dividing Range
• location	near Collombatti
• elevation	121 m (397 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Macleay River
• location	at Frederickton
• elevation	−4 m (−13 ft)
Length	38 km (24 mi)
Basin features
River system	Macleay River catchment
[1] [2]

The Christmas Creek, a perennial stream ^[1] that is part of the Macleay River catchment, is located in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

Christmas Creek rises below Roses Knob, about 6.4 kilometres (4.0 mi) east by north of the locality of Willawarrin, near Collombatti, within the Collombatti State Forest. The river flows generally south southeast before reaching its confluence with the Macleay River at Frederickton. ^[1] The river descends 125 metres (410 ft) over its 38 kilometres (24 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. "Christmas Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 6 October 2013.
2. "Map of Christmas 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

31°00′S152°45′E / 31.000°S 152.750°E / -31.000; 152.750