Wangat River
River in New South Wales, Australia
| Wangat River Little River[1] | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | NSW North Coast (IBRA), Hunter |
| Local government area | Dungog |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Gloucester Tops |
| • location | near Gloucester Gap, Barrington Tops NP |
| • elevation | 1,070 m (3,510 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with Chichester River |
• location | southeast of Chichester |
• elevation | 162 m (531 ft) |
| Length | 20 km (12 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Hunter River catchment |
| [1][2] | |
Wangat River, a perennial river of the Hunter River catchment, is located in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
Wangat River rises below Gloucester Tops, west of Gloucester Gap, within Barrington Tops National Park, and flows generally southeast and south before reaching its confluence with the Chichester River, southeast of Chichester within Lake Chichester. The river descends 906 metres (2,972 ft) over its 20 kilometres (12 mi) course.[2]
See also
New South Wales portal
- Rivers of New South Wales
- List of rivers of Australia
- List of rivers of New South Wales (L–Z)
References
- ^ a b "Wangat River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Map of Wangat River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
External links
- "Hunter River catchment" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.
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River systems and rivers of Hunter-Central Rivers catchment, New South Wales, Australia
- Avon
- Back
- Barnard
- Barrington
- Bobin
- Bowman
- Burns
- Caparra
- Cedar Party
- Cells
- Cobark
- Connollys
- Cooplacurripa
- Curricabark
- Dawson
- Dilgry
- Dingo
- Gloucester
- Kerripit
- Lansdowne
- Manning
- Moppy
- Mummel
- Nowendoc
- Pigna Barney
- Rowleys
- Walcrow
- Allyn
- Baerami
- Barigan
- Blackwater
- Bow
- Bylong
- Cattle Creek
- Cedar
- Chichester
- Congewai
- Cooba Bulga
- Goulburn
- Growee
- Hunter
- Isis
- Krui
- Lee
- Merriwa
- Moonan
- Munmurra
- Pages Creek
- Pages River
- Paterson
- Rouchel
- Stewarts
- Wangat
- Widden
- Williams
- Wollombi
- Worondi
Category
32°14′S 151°41′E / 32.233°S 151.683°E / -32.233; 151.683
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