Ellenborough River

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Ellenborough River
Ellenborough River August13-2008.jpg
Ellenborough River downstream of Ellenborough Falls.
Ellenborough River
Location
Country Australia
State New South Wales
Region NSW North Coast (IBRA), Mid North Coast
Local government areas Port Macquarie-Hastings
Physical characteristics
Source Great Dividing Range
  locationsouthwest of Blue Knob
  elevation772 m (2,533 ft)
Mouth confluence with the Hastings River
  location
near Ellenborough
  elevation
55 m (180 ft)
Length70 km (43 mi)
Basin features
River system Hastings River catchment
National parks Tapin Tops, Biriwal Bulga
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Ellenborough River, a perennial river of the Hastings River catchment, is located in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.

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Course and features

Ellenborough River rises on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, southwest of Blue Knob, and flows generally northeast before reaching its confluence with the Hastings River, near Ellenborough. The river descends 717 metres (2,352 ft) over its 70 kilometres (43 mi) course. [1]

The river descends over Ellenborough Falls, a sheer drop of circa160 metres (520 ft), located on the middle reaches of the river, south of Biriwal Bulga National Park.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Map of Ellenborough River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 13 March 2013.

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