Karuah River
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| Karuah River | |
| Karuah River Left Hand Branch[1], Clyde[2] | |
| Open semi-mature tide dominated drowned valley estuary[3] | |
 Karuah Bridge over the Karuah River at Karuah.
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| Name origin: Aboriginal[2] | |
| Country | Australia |
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| State | New South Wales |
| Regions | NSW North Coast (IBRA), Mid North Coast, Hunter |
| Local government area | Great Lakes |
| Part of | Great Lakes[4] |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Martins Creek (New South Wales), Lawlers Creek, Mammy Johnsons River, Mill Creek (New South Wales), Alderley Creek, Booral Creek, Snapes Creek, The Branch River |
| - right | Whispering Gully, Telegherry River, Scotters Creek, Deep Creek (New South Wales), Limeburners Creek |
| Town | Stroud, Karuah |
| Source | Gloucester Tops, Great Dividing Range |
| - location | below The Mountaineer, southwest of Gloucester |
| - elevation | 598 m (1,962 ft) |
| Mouth | Port Stephens |
| - location | Karuah |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 101 km (63 mi) |
| Depth | 2.2 m (7 ft) |
| Volume | 31,221 m3 (1,102,559 cu ft) |
| Basin | 1,448 km2 (559 sq mi) |
| Area | 17.9 km2 (7 sq mi) |
| Website: NSW Environment & Heritage website | |
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Karuah River, an open semi-mature tide dominated drowned valley estuary[3] of the Great Lakes[4] system, is located in the Mid North Coast and Hunter regions of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
Karuah River rises on the southeastern slopes of Gloucester Tops of the Great Dividing Range, below The Mountaineer, southwest of Gloucester, and flows generally southeast and south. joined by eleven tributaries including the Telegherry, Mammy Johnsons, and The Branch rivers, before reaching its mouth within Port Stephens at Karuah, and then flows out to the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean. The river descends 600 metres (2,000 ft) over its 101 kilometres (63 mi) course.[5]
Etymology
Initially named Clyde by Lachlan Macquarie, the use of the Aboriginal name became prevalent subsequently.[2]
See also
References
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External links
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- Department of Environment and Climate Change report
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River systems and rivers of Hunter-Central Rivers catchment, New South Wales, Australia
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