Boonoo Boonoo River

River in New South Wales, Australia
Boonoo Boonoo River
Boonoo Boonoo River, 2010
EtymologyAboriginal: "poor country with no animals to provide food"[1]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
IBRANSW North Coast
DistrictNorthern Tablelands
Local government areaTenterfield
Physical characteristics
SourceGreat Dividing Range
 • locationnear Boonoo Boonoo and Mount Lindesay Highway
 • elevation955 m (3,133 ft)
Mouthconfluence with the Maryland River
 • location
east of Rivertree
 • elevation
249 m (817 ft)
Length44 km (27 mi)
Basin features
River systemClarence River catchment
Tributaries 
 • leftCarrolls Creek, Hells Hollow Creek, Cadiangullong Creek, Bookookoorara Creek
 • rightTwomile Creek (NSW), Gilcurry Creek, Razor Back Creek
National parksBald Rock NP, Boonoo Boonoo NP
[2]

Boonoo Boonoo River, a watercourse of the Clarence River catchment, is located in the Northern Tablelands district of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

Boonoo Boonoo River rises on the slopes of the Great Dividing Range, near Boonoo Boonoo and Mount Lindesay Highway, and generally flows northeast, joined by seven minor tributaries before reaching its confluence with the Maryland River, east of Rivertree. The river descends 706 metres (2,316 ft) over its 44 kilometres (27 mi) course;[2] and flows through the Bald Rock National Park and the Boonoo Boonoo National Park, descending through Boonoo Boonoo Falls in its upper reaches.

The name Boonoo Boonoo is derived from the Aboriginal phrase meaning "poor country with no animals to provide food".[1]

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b "Boonoo Boonoo River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 March 2013. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Map of Boonoo Boonoo River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
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28°38′S 152°17′E / 28.633°S 152.283°E / -28.633; 152.283