| Macleay River Muddy River[1] | |
|---|---|
 Macleay River, viewed at Lower Creek | |
  Location of the river mouth in New South Wales | |
| Etymology | Alexander Macleay[1] |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| IBRA | New England Tablelands, New South Wales North Coast |
| District | Northern Tablelands, Mid North Coast |
| Local government area | Armidale, Bellingen, Kempsey |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Great Dividing Range |
| • location | Blue Nobby Mountain, near Uralla |
| • elevation | 455 m (1,493 ft) |
| 2nd source | Gara River |
| Source confluence | Salisbury Waters and Bakers Creek |
| Mouth | Tasman Sea |
• location | near South West Rocks |
• coordinates | 30°52′S 153°01′E / 30.867°S 153.017°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 298 km (185 mi) |
| Basin size | 11,287 km2 (4,358 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Near mouth |
| • average | 82.5 m3/s (2,600 GL/a)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Chandler River, Top Creek, Dyke River, Sunday Creek (New South Wales), Georges Creek, Five Day Creek, Lagoon Creek, Nulla Nulla Creek, Hickeys Creek, Mungay Creek, Christmas Creek |
| • right | Blue Mountain Creek, Apsley River, Kunderang Brook, Carrolls Creek, Felters Creek, Stockyard Creek, Mackenzies Creek, Warbro Brook, Parrabel Creek, Cadiangullong Creek, Dungay Creek |
| National parks | Cunnawarra NP, Oxley Wild Rivers NP |
| [3] | |
The Macleay River is a river that spans the Northern Tablelands and Mid North Coast districts of New South Wales, Australia.
- ^ a b "Macleay River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ "East Coastal Watersheds".
- ^ "Map of Macleay River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
