Bylong River

Bylong River, a perennial river of the Hunter River catchment, is located in the Central Tablelands and Upper Hunter regions of New South Wales, Australia.

Bylong River
Bylong Creek[1]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
RegionNSW North Coast (IBRA), Central Tablelands, Hunter
Local government areaMid-Western Regional
Physical characteristics
SourceWollemi National Park, Great Dividing Range
 • locationnear Rylstone
 • elevation748 m (2,454 ft)
Mouthconfluence with the Goulburn River
 • location
north of Bylong
 • elevation
218 m (715 ft)
Length48 km (30 mi)
Basin features
River systemHunter River catchment
Tributaries 
 • leftCousins Creek, Growee River, Coggan Creek
 • rightReedy Creek (New South Wales), Wattle Creek, Lee Creek (New South Wales), Dry Creek (Bylong River)
National parkWollemi NP
[2]

Course

Bylong River rises in the central tablelands of the Capertee Valley, within Wollemi National Park, on the north-western slopes of the Great Dividing Range, below Goat Mountain, and flows generally north-east, joined by seven tributaries, including the Growee River, before reaching its confluence with the Goulburn River, north of the village of Bylong. The river descends 530 metres (1,740 ft) over its 48 kilometres (30 mi) course.[2]

The Goulburn River eventually flows into the Hunter River, a major waterway which flows into the Tasman Sea at Newcastle.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Place Name Search: Bylong River". Geoscience Australia. Commonwealth of Australia. 2010. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  2. "Map of Bylong River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  3. "Bylong River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 February 2013.

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