| Leycester Creek Hanging Rock Creek, Terania Creek[1] | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | South East Queensland (IBRA),Northern Rivers |
| Local government area | Richmond Valley |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Tweed Range |
| • location | near Green Pigeon Mountain,Nimbin |
| • elevation | 388 m (1,273 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with theWilsons River |
• location | Lismore |
• elevation | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
| Length | 69 km (43 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Richmond River catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Terania Creek |
| • right | Back Creek, Jeffries Creek (New South Wales) |
| [1][2] | |
TheLeycester Creek, formerly known asDuck Creek, is aperennial stream of theRichmond River catchment, is located inNorthern Rivers region in the state ofNew South Wales, Australia.
The name of the creek originates from early settlerAugustus Adolphus Leycester, who took up the pastoral lease at Tunstall Station with his partner Robert Shaw.[3] Leycester Creek, then known as Duck Creek, was the northern boundary of Tunstall Station (nowTuncester).[4]
Cubawee Aboriginal reserve was situated on the creek nearTuncester.[5] On 7 May 2010, Cubawee was pronounced anAboriginal Place under the NSWNational Parks and Wildlife Act 1974.[6]
The creek is prone to flooding at its confluence withWilsons River atLismore, and there were devastatingfloods in 2022 which spilled over both banks near the town of Lismore.[7] The Walsh Bridge on Rosehill Road at Tuncester, formerly a wooden bridge, was rebuilt in concrete in 2023, to better withstand flooding.[8]
Leycester Creek rises below Lofts Pinnacle on the southern extremity ofTweed Range about 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) east by north of Green Pigeon Mountain, in remote country, north northwest ofNimbin. The river flows generally south and then east, joined by threetributaries, includingBack Creek, before reaching itsconfluence with the Wilsons River at the town of Lismore. The river descends 386 metres (1,266 ft) over its 69 kilometres (43 mi)course.[2]
28°47′S153°14′E / 28.783°S 153.233°E /-28.783; 153.233
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