Pappinbarra River

Pappinbarra River
Pappinbarra Creek, Left Arm of Pappinbarra Creek[1]
Perennial stream
Country Australia
State New South Wales
IBRA NSW North Coast
District Mid North Coast
local government area Port Macquarie-Hastings
Part of Hastings River catchment
Source Mount Boss, Gibraltar Range
 - location northwest of the hamlet of Pappinbarra Junction
 - elevation 392 m (1,286 ft)
Mouth confluence with the Hastings River
 - location near Beechwood
 - elevation 16 m (52 ft)
Length 62 km (39 mi)
National Park Werrikimbe NP
[2]

Pappinbarra River, a perennial stream of the Hastings River catchment, is located in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

Pappinbarra River rises below Mount Boss on the slopes of the Gibraltar Range within the Werrikimbe National Park, northwest of the hamlet of Pappinbarra Junction, and flows generally southeast before reaching its confluence with the Hastings River, near Beechwood. The river descends 376 metres (1,234 ft) over its 58 kilometres (36 mi) course.[2]

See also

References

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

Coordinates: 31°21′S 152°28′E / 31.350°S 152.467°E / -31.350; 152.467


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