Ellenborough River, a perennial river of the Hastings River catchment, is located in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.
Ellenborough River | |
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Country | Australia |
State | New South Wales |
Region | NSW North Coast (IBRA), Mid North Coast |
Local government areas | Port Macquarie-Hastings |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Great Dividing Range |
• location | southwest of Blue Knob |
• elevation | 772 m (2,533 ft) |
Mouth | confluence with the Hastings River |
• location | near Ellenborough |
• elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
Length | 70 km (43 mi) |
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River system | Hastings River catchment |
National parks | Tapin Tops, Biriwal Bulga |
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Ellenborough River rises on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, southwest of Blue Knob, and flows generally northeast before reaching its confluence with the Hastings River, near Ellenborough. The river descends 717 metres (2,352 ft) over its 70 kilometres (43 mi) course.[1]
The river descends over Ellenborough Falls, a sheer drop of circa 160 metres (520 ft), located on the middle reaches of the river, south of Biriwal Bulga National Park.
River systems and rivers of the Northern Rivers catchments, New South Wales, Australia | |
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Tweed Shire and Tweed River | |
Byron Shire and Brunswick River | |
Richmond Valley and Richmond River | |
Clarence Valley and Clarence River |
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Coffs Harbour, Bellingen Shire, and Bellinger River | |
Nambucca Shire, Kempsey Shire, and Nambucca-Macleay rivers | |
Port Macquarie-Hastings and Hastings River | |
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Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia | |
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