Boyd River (New South Wales)

For other uses, see Boyd River.
Boyd River
Little River[1]
Perennial stream
Country Australia
State New South Wales
IBRA New England Tablelands
District Northern Tablelands
Municipality Clarence Valley
Part of Clarence River catchment
Tributaries
 - right Chandlers Creek
Source confluence Sara River with Guy Fawkes River
 - location within Guy Fawkes River National Park
 - elevation 326 m (1,070 ft)
Mouth confluence with the Nymboida River
 - location at Buccarumbi, west of Coutts Crossing
 - elevation 159 m (522 ft)
 - coordinates 29°51′55″S 152°30′4″E / 29.86528°S 152.50111°E / -29.86528; 152.50111Coordinates: 29°51′55″S 152°30′4″E / 29.86528°S 152.50111°E / -29.86528; 152.50111
Length 64 km (40 mi)
National parks Guy Fawkes River NP, Chaelundi NP
[2]

Boyd River, a perennial stream[1] that is part of the Clarence River catchment, is located in the Northern Tablelands district of New South Wales, Australia.

Course

Formed by the confluence of the Sara River and the Guy Fawkes River, Boyd River rises within Guy Fawkes River National Park and Chaelundi National Park, below the Dorrigo Plateau within the Great Dividing Range, east southeast of Glen Innes, and flows generally to the north and east, joined by one minor tributary towards its confluence with Nymboida River, at Buccarumbi, west of Coutts Crossing.[1] The river descends 167 metres (548 ft) over its 68 kilometres (42 mi) course.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Boyd River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Boyd River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 1 March 2013.


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