Du Faur Creek

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Du Faur
Du Faur Creek
EtymologyIn honour of Frederick Du Faur [1] [2]
Location
Country Australia
State New South Wales
Region Sydney Basin (IBRA), Blue Mountains
Municipality City of Lithgow
Physical characteristics
SourceBell Range, Blue Mountains National Park
 • locationnear Bell
Mouth confluence with Bell Creek
 • location
near Mount Wilson
Length8 km (5.0 mi)
Basin features
River system Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment
National park Blue Mountains NP
[3]

The Du Faur Creek, a perennial stream of the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment, is located in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia.

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Course

The Du Faur Creek (officially designated as a river [1] ) rises on the Bell Range, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south-east of Bell, and flows generally north north-east before reaching its confluence with Bell Creek, in remote country within the Blue Mountains National Park, west of Mount Wilson. The river has an 8-kilometre (5.0 mi) course. [1]

The river is named in honour of Frederick Du Faur (1832–1915), an early Chief Draftsman of the NSW Department of Lands, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a Trustee of the Art Gallery of New South Wales. [1] [2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Du Faur Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 March 2014. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Du Faur, Frederick Eccleston (1832–1915)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . National Centre of Biography, Australian National University . Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Place Name Search: Du Faur Creek". Geoscience Australia. Commonwealth of Australia. 2010. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.

33°30′S150°21′E / 33.500°S 150.350°E / -33.500; 150.350


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