Lee Creek (New South Wales)

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Lee Creek
Benjang Creek [1]
Location
Country Australia
State New South Wales
Region NSW South Western Slopes (IBRA), Central Tablelands
Local government area Mid-Western Regional
Town Bylong
Physical characteristics
Source Great Dividing Range
  locationbelow Thompsons Hole
  elevation808 m (2,651 ft)
Mouth confluence with the Bylong River
  location
near Bylong
  elevation
265 m (869 ft)
Length42 km (26 mi)
Basin features
River system Hunter River catchment
[1] [2]

Lee Creek, a partly perennial river of the Hunter River catchment, is located in the Central Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia.

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Course and features

Officially designated as a river, [1] the Lee Creek rises on the northern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, below Thompsons Hole, northeast of Rylstone. The river flows generally north northwest then north reaching its confluence with the Bylong River near Bylong. The river descends 542 metres (1,778 ft) over its 37 kilometres (23 mi) course. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Growee River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 April 2013. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Map of Lee Creek, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 18 October 2013.

32°29′S150°08′E / 32.483°S 150.133°E / -32.483; 150.133