Rouchel Brook

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Rouchel Brook
Rouchel Brook
Location
Country Australia
State New South Wales
Region Sydney Basin (IBRA), Upper Hunter
Local government area Upper Hunter
Physical characteristics
Source Mount Royal Range
  locationbelow Big Losy Mountain
  elevation840 m (2,760 ft)
Mouth confluence with the Hunter River
  location
south of Glenbawn Dam
  elevation
188 m (617 ft)
Length46 km (29 mi)
Basin features
River system Hunter River catchment
Tributaries 
  leftDavis Creek (New South Wales)
  rightBack Creek (Upper Hunter, New South Wales)
[1] [2]

Rouchel Brook, a perennial stream of the Hunter River catchment, is located in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia.

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Course

Officially designated as a river, [1] the Rouchel Brook rises below Big Losy Mountain on the western slopes of the Mount Royal Range. The river flows generally south of west, joined by two minor tributaries, before reaching its confluence with the Hunter River south of Glenbawn Dam, east of Aberdeen. Rouchel Brook descends 652 metres (2,139 ft) over its 46 kilometres (29 mi) course. [2]

See also

References

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

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