Krui River
Appearance
Krui River | |
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Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | New South Wales |
Region | NSW North Coast (IBRA), Upper Hunter |
Local government area | Upper Hunter |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Great Dividing Range |
• location | Oxleys Peak, at Mount Palmer |
• elevation | 831 m (2,726 ft) |
Mouth | confluence with the Goulburn River |
• location | near Comiala Flat |
• elevation | 264 m (866 ft) |
Length | 71 km (44 mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | Hunter River catchment |
Tributaries | |
• left | Dry Creek (Krui River), Ginghi Creek (Krui River) |
• right | Lorimer Creek, Berenderry (Jemmys) Creek, Bellaleppa Creek, Willy Wally Creek |
National park | Goulburn River NP |
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Krui River, a perennial river of the Hunter River catchment, is located in the Upper Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
[edit]Krui River rises on the southern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, below Oxleys Peak, at Mount Palmer and flows generally southwest, joined by six minor tributaries before reaching its confluence with the Goulburn River near Comiala Flat. The river descends 567 metres (1,860 ft) over its 71 kilometres (44 mi) course.[2]
Near the village of Collaroy, the Golden Highway crosses the Krui River.[2]
See also
[edit]- Rivers of New South Wales
- List of rivers of New South Wales (A–K)
- List of rivers of Australia
- Goulburn River National Park
References
[edit]- ^ "Krui River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ a b c "Map of Krui River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
External links
[edit]- "Hunter River catchment" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.
- Water Sharing Rules: Krui River Water Source from the NSW Office of Water
32°12′S 150°05′E / 32.200°S 150.083°E