Clouds Creek

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Clouds Creek
Clouds Creek
Location
Country Australia
State New South Wales
Region New England Tablelands (IBRA), Northern Tablelands
Local government area Clarence Valley
Physical characteristics
Source Great Dividing Range
 • locationnear Sheas Nob, Ellis State Forest
 • elevation749 m (2,457 ft)
Mouth confluence with the Nymboida River
 • location
Benabar, south of Nymboida
 • elevation
193 m (633 ft)
Length40 km (25 mi)
Basin features
River system Clarence River catchment
[1] [2] [3]

The Clouds Creek, a perennial stream [1] that is part of the Clarence River catchment, is located in the Northern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia.

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Course and features

Clouds Creek rises in the Ellis State Forest, about 8.8 kilometres (5.5 mi) west southwest of Sheas Nob, within the Great Dividing Range, south southwest of Grafton. The river flows generally to the east then north before reaching its confluence with the Nymboida River at Benabar, a locality on the Armidale Road, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of Nymboida. [1] The river descends 56 metres (184 ft) over its 42 kilometres (26 mi) course, [3] including descending over Clouds Creek Falls about 2,400 metres (7,900 ft) northwest of Kurrajong Spur. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Clouds Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 October 2013. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Clouds Creek Falls". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 October 2013. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. 1 2 "Map of Clouds Creek, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 4 October 2013.


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