Hastings River

Hastings River
Mooraback Creek[1]
North Coast railway bridge over the Hastings River at Wauchope
Map
EtymologyIn honour of 1st Marquess of Hastings[1]
Native nameDoongang (Birrpayi)[1]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
IBRANew England Tablelands, NSW North Coast
DistrictNorthern Tablelands, Mid North Coast
local government areaPort Macquarie-Hastings
Physical characteristics
SourceGreat Dividing Range
 • locationsouthwest of Kemps Pinnacle, within Oxley Wild Rivers National Park
 • coordinates31°25′54″S 152°22′4″E / 31.43167°S 152.36778°E / -31.43167; 152.36778
 • elevation1,040 m (3,410 ft)
MouthTasman Sea, South Pacific Ocean
 • location
Port Macquarie
 • coordinates
31°25′48″S 152°55′12″E / 31.43000°S 152.92000°E / -31.43000; 152.92000
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length180 km (110 mi)
Basin size3,658 km2 (1,412 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • locationNear mouth
 • average46.6 m3/s (1,470 GL/a)[2]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftForbes River, Pappinbarra River, Mortons Creek, Maria River
 • rightFenwicks Creek, Tobins River, Ralfes Creek, Ellenborough River Thone River
National ParksOxley Wild Rivers, Werrikimbe, Cottan-Bimbang
[3]

Hastings River (Birpai: Doongang[1]), an open and trained intermediate wave dominated barrier estuary,[4] is located in the Northern Tablelands and Mid North Coast districts of New South Wales, Australia.

  1. ^ a b c d "Hastings River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 March 2013. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "East Coastal Watersheds".
  3. ^ "Map of Hastings River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  4. ^ Roy, P. S.; Williams, R. J.; Jones, A. R.; Yassini, I.; et al. (2001). "Structure and Function of South-east Australian Estuaries". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 53: 351–384. doi:10.1006/ecss.2001.0796.