| Merriwa River Smiths Rivulet, Merriwa Creek, Middle Creek, Harrys Creek[1] | |
|---|---|
| Etymology | Aboriginal: "grass seeds"[2] |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | NSW North Coast (IBRA), Upper Hunter |
| Local government area | Upper Hunter |
| Town | Merriwa |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Great Dividing Range |
| • location | Oxleys Peak |
| • elevation | 475 m (1,558 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with the Goulburn River |
• location | below Mount Kerrabee |
• elevation | 158 m (518 ft) |
| Length | 78 km (48 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Hunter River catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Coulsons Creek, Butchers Swamp Creek, Vallances Creek, Horse Creek (New South Wales), Kittens Creek |
| • right | Gummum Creek, Farm Springs Creek, Scrubby Creek |
| National park | Goulburn River NP |
| [1][3] | |
Merriwa River, a perennial river of the Hunter River catchment, is located in the Upper Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia.
- ^ a b "Merriwa River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "Travel: Merriwa". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "Map of Merriwa River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
