Corindi River

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Corindi River
Redbank River, Corindi Creek [1]
Corindi River
Location
Country Australia
State New South Wales
IBRA NSW North Coast
District Northern Rivers
Local government area Clarence Valley
Physical characteristics
SourceKnobbys Lookout
 • locationwest of Woolgoolga
 • elevation97 m (318 ft)
Mouth Coral Sea, South Pacific Ocean
 • location
near Red Rock
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length30 km (19 mi)
Basin size146 km2 (56 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftSaltwater Creek (New South Wales)
[2]

Corindi River, an open mature wave dominated barrier estuary, [3] is located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia.

Contents

Course and features

Corindi River rises below Knobbys Lookout, in hilly country located to the west of Woolgoolga, and flows generally north northeast, north northwest, east northeast, and northeast, before reaching its mouth with the Coral Sea of the South Pacific Ocean north of Red Rock; descending 97 metres (318 ft) over its 30 kilometres (19 mi) course. [2]

The river is transversed by the Pacific Highway near Corindi Beach.

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References

  1. ↑ "Corindi River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 March 2013. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Map of Corindi River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Roy, P. S; Williams, R. J; Jones, A. R; Yassini, I; et al. (2001). "Structure and Function of South-east Australian Estuaries". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science . 53: 351–384. doi:10.1006/ecss.2001.0796.

30°02′S153°08′E / 30.033°S 153.133°E / -30.033; 153.133


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