Lee Creek (New South Wales)

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
• location	below Thompsons Hole
• elevation	808 m (2,651 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Bylong River
• location	near Bylong
• elevation	265 m (869 ft)
Length	42 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.

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]

See also

• New South Wales portal

• List of rivers of Australia
• List of rivers of New South Wales (A-K)
• Rivers of New South Wales

References

1. "Growee River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 April 2013.
2. "Map of Lee Creek, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 18 October 2013.

External links

• "Hunter River catchment" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.

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