Bettowynd Creek

Bettowynd Creek
Perennial stream[1]
Name origin: Aboriginal: a place where water lilies abound[2]
Country Australia
State New South Wales
Regions South East Corner (IBRA), Southern Tablelands
Local government area Palerang
Part of Moruya River catchment
Source below Benmanang Range, Great Dividing Range
 - location near Majors Creek
 - elevation 430 m (1,411 ft)
Mouth confluence with the Deua River
 - location south of Monga National Park
 - elevation 104 m (341 ft)
Length 16 km (10 mi)
National park Monga NP
[1][3]

Bettowynd Creek, a partly perennial stream of the Moruya River catchment, is located in the Southern Tablelands and South Coast regions of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

Bettowynd Creek rises below Benmanang Range, about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south southwest of the village of Majors Creek, on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range. The river flows generally northeast and then southeast before reaching its confluence with the Deua River in remote country south of the Monga National Park.[1] The river descends 311 metres (1,020 ft) over its 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) course.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bettowynd Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "Araluen". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Map of Bettowynd Creek, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 2 October 2013.

Coordinates: 35°42′S 149°48′E / 35.700°S 149.800°E / -35.700; 149.800


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