Merriwa River Smiths Rivulet, Merriwa Creek, Middle Creek, Harrys Creek[1] | |
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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 |
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Merriwa River, a perennial river of the Hunter River catchment, is located in the Upper Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia.