| Rocky River Gwydir River[1] | |
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.JPG) Thunderbolts Way crossing Rocky River atUralla | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | IBRA:New England Tablelands |
| District | Northern Tablelands |
| Municipality | Uralla |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Kentucky Creek |
| • location | Rocky River, west ofUralla |
| • elevation | 977 m (3,205 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with Boorolong Creek to formGwydir River |
• location | south ofYarrowyck |
• elevation | 754 m (2,474 ft) |
| Length | 34 km (21 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Gwydir River,Murray–Darling basin |
| [2] | |
Rocky River, awatercourse of theGwydir catchment within theMurray–Darling basin, is located in theNorthern Tablelands district ofNew South Wales,Australia.
Sourced from the western slopes of theGreat Dividing Range, the river rises at First Creek Falls on Kentucky Creek, atRocky River, west ofUralla, and flows generally to the north and north-west, before reaching its confluence with the Boorolong Creek to formGwydir River, south ofYarrowyck; descending 223 metres (732 ft) over its 34 kilometres (21 mi)course.[2]
