Rowleys River

Rowleys River
Number Two River[1]
Perennial river
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
IBRA	New England Tablelands, NSW North Coast
Districts	Northern Tablelands, Mid North Coast
Local government areas	Walcha, Port Macquarie-Hastings
Part of	Manning River catchment
Tributaries
- left	Cells River
- right	Burns Creek
Source	Great Dividing Range
- location	southeast of Yarrowitch
- elevation	984 m (3,228 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Nowendoc River
- location	southeast of Nowendoc
- elevation	335 m (1,099 ft)
Length	21 km (13 mi)
National parks	Mummel Gulf, Cottan-Bimbang, Tapin Tops
[2]

Rowleys River, a perennial river of the Manning River catchment, is located in the Northern Tablelands and Mid North Coast districts of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

Rowleys River rises on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, southeast of Yarrowitch, and flows generally south southeast, joined by two tributaries including the Cells River, before reaching its confluence with the Nowendoc River, southeast of Nowendoc. The river descends 864 metres (2,835 ft) over its 71 kilometres (44 mi) course.^[2]

See also

• Rivers of New South Wales
• List of rivers in New South Wales (L-Z)
• List of rivers of Australia

References

1. "Rowleys River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
2. "Map of Rowleys River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 15 March 2013.

External links

• "Manning River catchments" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.

Coordinates: 31°45′S 152°04′E / 31.750°S 152.067°E