Peel River Cockburn River[1] | |
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Etymology | in honour of Sir Robert Peel[2] |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | New South Wales |
Region | IBRA: New England Tablelands |
District | Northern Tablelands |
Municipalities | Tamworth, Gunnedah |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Liverpool Range, Great Dividing Range, and Mount Royal Range |
• location | south of Nundle |
• elevation | 743 m (2,438 ft) |
Mouth | confluence with the Namoi River |
• location | south of Keepit Dam |
• elevation | 286 m (938 ft) |
Length | 210 km (130 mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | Murray–Darling basin |
Tributaries | |
• right | Cockburn River |
Bridges | Peel River railway bridge, Tamworth |
Reservoir | Chaffey Dam |
[3] |
Peel River, a watercourse that is part of the Namoi catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the North West Slopes and Plains district of New South Wales, Australia.