Aberfoyle River

Aberfoyle River
Balblair Creek
Watercourse
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
IBRA	New England Tablelands
Districts	New England, Northern Tablelands
Municipality	Guyra
Part of	Clarence River catchment
Tributaries
- left	Kangaroo Hills Creek, Round Waterhole Creek
- right	Nowlands Backwater
Source	Great Dividing Range
- location	Llangothlin, north of Guyra
- elevation	1,340 m (4,396 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Guy Fawkes River
- location	below Chaelundi Mountain, within Guy Fawkes River National Park
- elevation	374 m (1,227 ft)
Length	115 km (71 mi)
National park	Guy Fawkes River National Park

Aberfoyle River, a watercourse that is part of the Clarence River catchment, is located in the New England and Northern Tablelands districts of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

Aberfoyle River rises on the slopes of the Great Dividing Range, at Llangothlin, north of Guyra, and flows generally south southeast, east southeast, northeast, and east northeast, joined by three minor tributaries towards its confluence with the Guy Fawkes River, below Chaelundi Mountain, within Guy Fawkes River National Park. The river descends 971 metres (3,186 ft) over its 115 kilometres (71 mi) course.

The Devils Chimney in the Aberfoyle River gorge was declared an Aboriginal Place on 8 August 1980. An Aboriginal Place is an area of special significance to Aboriginal culture and declaration provides recognition of the significance of the area and its heritage values which relate to traditions, observances, customs, beliefs or history of Aboriginal people.

See also

• Rivers of New South Wales