Myall River

Myall River
Upper Myall River[1]
Singing Bridge across the Myall River at Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest.
Map
EtymologyAboriginal: myall, a small silver-grey wattle tree[2]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
RegionNSW North Coast (IBRA), Mid North Coast, Hunter
Local government areaMid-Coast Council
TownBulahdelah, Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest
Physical characteristics
SourceKyle Range, Great Dividing Range
 • locationnorth northeast of Stroud
 • elevation352 m (1,155 ft)
MouthPort Stephens
 • location
at Hawks Nest
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length92 km (57 mi)
Basin size819 km2 (316 sq mi)
Basin features
River systemMid-Coast Council[3]
Tributaries 
 • leftKyle Creek, Pipers Creek (Great Lakes, New South Wales)
 • rightCrawford River, Little Myall River, Monkey Jacket Creek
National parkMyall Lakes NP
[4]

Myall River, an open semi-mature brackish freshwater barrier estuary[5] of the Mid-Coast Council[3] system, is located in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.

  1. ^ "Myall River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 March 2013. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Reed, A. W. (1973). Place names of Australia (1984 reprint ed.). Reed Books. p. 161. ISBN 978-0-589-07115-8.
  3. ^ a b "Lakes". Great Lakes Tourism. Mid-Coast Council. Archived from the original on 25 March 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Map of Myall River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  5. ^ 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.