| Bylong River Bylong Creek[1] | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | NSW North Coast (IBRA),Central Tablelands,Hunter |
| Local government area | Mid-Western Regional |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Wollemi National Park,Great Dividing Range |
| • location | nearRylstone |
| • elevation | 748 m (2,454 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with theGoulburn River |
• location | north ofBylong |
• elevation | 218 m (715 ft) |
| Length | 48 km (30 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Hunter River catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Cousins Creek,Growee River, Coggan Creek |
| • right | Reedy Creek (New South Wales), Wattle Creek,Lee Creek (New South Wales), Dry Creek (Bylong River) |
| National park | Wollemi NP |
| [2] | |
Bylong River, aperennial river of theHunter River catchment, is located in theCentral Tablelands andUpper Hunter regions ofNew South Wales,Australia.
Bylong River rises in the central tablelands of theCapertee Valley, withinWollemi National Park, on the north-western slopes of theGreat Dividing Range, below Goat Mountain, and flows generally north-east, joined by seventributaries, including theGrowee River, before reaching itsconfluence with theGoulburn River, north of the village ofBylong. 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 theTasman Sea atNewcastle.[3]
River systems and rivers ofHunter-Central Rivers catchment,New South Wales, Australia | |
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| Manning River | |
| Great Lakes | |
| Hunter Valley andHunter River | |
32°25′54″S150°08′05″E / 32.43167°S 150.13472°E /-32.43167; 150.13472
