Chichester River
River in New South Wales, Australia
Location of the Chichester River mouth in New South Wales
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The Chichester River, a perennial stream of the Hunter River catchment, is located in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia.
Course
The Chichester River rises in the Chichester Range below Barrington Tops and east of Careys Peak, and flows generally southeast, joined by the Wangat River, before reaching its confluence with the Williams River at Bandon Grove, north northwest of Dungog. Chichester River descends 1,240 metres (4,070 ft) over its 42 kilometres (26 mi) course.[1]
The river is impounded by Chichester Dam where some of its water is retained for water supply of Newcastle.[2]
See also
New South Wales portal
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- List of rivers of Australia
- List of rivers of New South Wales (A–K)
- Rivers of New South Wales
References
- ^ a b "Map of Chichester River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ^ "Chichester River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
External links
- "Hunter River catchment" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.
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River systems and rivers of Hunter-Central Rivers catchment, New South Wales, Australia
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- Caparra
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- Cells
- Cobark
- Connollys
- Cooplacurripa
- Curricabark
- Dawson
- Dilgry
- Dingo
- Gloucester
- Kerripit
- Lansdowne
- Manning
- Moppy
- Mummel
- Nowendoc
- Pigna Barney
- Rowleys
- Walcrow
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