Dyke River

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Dyke River
Dyke River
Location
Country Australia
State New South Wales
IBRA New England Tablelands
District Northern Tablelands
local government area Armidale
Physical characteristics
SourceCunnawarra Range, Dorrigo Plateau
  locationeast of Uralla and west of Nambucca Heads
  elevation1,170 m (3,840 ft)
Mouth confluence with the Macleay River
  location
Lower Creek, west of Comara
  elevation
118 m (387 ft)
Length62 km (39 mi)
Basin features
River system Macleay River catchment
[1]

Dyke River is a perennial stream of the Macleay River catchment, located in the Northern Tablelands district of New South Wales, Australia.

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Course and features

Dyke River rises on the southern slopes of the Cunnawarra Range on the Dorrigo Plateau in high country east of Uralla and west of Nambucca Heads, and flows generally south by west before reaching its confluence with the Macleay River at Lower Creek, west of Comara. The river descends 1,050 metres (3,440 ft) over its 28 kilometres (17 mi) course. [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Map of Dyke River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 3 March 2013.

30°40′S152°17′E / 30.667°S 152.283°E / -30.667; 152.283