Pages River
Not to be confused with Pages Creek.
| Pages River | |
| Perennial river[1] | |
 Pages River at Murrurundi | |
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| State | New South Wales |
| Regions | NSW North Coast (IBRA), Upper Hunter |
| Local government area | Upper Hunter Shire |
| Part of | Hunter River catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Warlands Creek, Scotts Creek (New South Wales), Isis River |
| - right | Kewell Creek, Glen Creek |
| Towns | Murrurundi, Blandford, Gundy |
| Source | Great Dividing Range |
| - location | below Mount Gregson, southwest of Murrurundi |
| - elevation | 1,100 m (3,609 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with the Hunter River |
| - location | downstream of Glenbawn Dam |
| - elevation | 174 m (571 ft) |
| Length | 97 km (60 mi) |
| Reservoir | Glenbawn Dam |
| [1][2] | |
Pages River, a perennial river of the Hunter River catchment, is located in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
The Pages River rises on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range below Mount Gregson, southwest of Murrurundi, and flows generally east northeast, then southeast, and then south southwest before reaching its confluence with the Hunter River downstream of Glenbawn Dam. The river descends 923 metres (3,028 ft) over its 97 kilometres (60 mi) course.[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Pages River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- 1 2 "Map of Pagest River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
External links
- "Hunter River catchment" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.
Coordinates: 32°12′S 150°52′E / 32.200°S 150.867°E
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