Coopers Creek (New South Wales)

For other uses, see Coopers Creek (disambiguation).

Coopers Creek
Etymology	In honour of Alec Cooper, a cedar cutter working in the region in 1880s. [1]
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	NSW North Coast (IBRA), Northern Rivers
Local government area	Lismore
Physical characteristics
Source	Jerusalem Mountain
• location	Nightcap National Park
• elevation	528 m (1,732 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Wilsons River
• location	Bexhill
• elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Length	66 km (41 mi)
Basin features
River system	Richmond River catchment
Tributaries
• left	Byrangery Creek
• right	Boomerang Creek
National park	Nightcap NP
[1] [2]

The Coopers Creek, a perennial stream ^[1] of the Richmond River catchment, is located in Northern Rivers region in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

Location and features

Coopers Creek rises below Jerusalem Mountain about 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) east southeast of Doughboy Mountain, in the Nightcap Range within the Nightcap National Park. The river flows generally south southeast and then south southwest, joined by two minor tributaries before reaching its confluence with the Wilsons River near Bexhill. The river descends 521 metres (1,709 ft) over its 66 kilometres (41 mi) course. ^[2]

Etymology

The river is believed to be named in honour of Alec Cooper, a cedar cutter working in the district surrounding the river during the early 1880s. ^{[1] [3]}

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. "Coopers Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 2 October 2013.
2. "Map of Coopers Creek, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
3. Richmond Tweed Regional Library (1984). Place Names of the Tweed, Brunswick and Upper Richmond Regions. p. 20. ISBN   0-9494-5901-1.

External links

• "Richmond River catchment" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.

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