Rous River North Arm Tweed River[1] | |
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The mouth of the Rous River, located in New South Wales | |
Etymology | In honour of Henry John Rous |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | New South Wales |
Region | NSW North Coast (IBRA), Northern Rivers |
LGA | Tweed |
City | Murwillumbah |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Mount Hobwee, McPherson Range |
• location | near Numinbah |
• elevation | 217 m (712 ft) |
Mouth | confluence with the Tweed River |
• location | Tumbulgum |
• coordinates | 28°16′26″S 153°27′32″E / 28.27389°S 153.45889°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 44 km (27 mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | Tweed River catchment |
Tributaries | |
• left | Crystal Creek (Rous), Nobbys Creek |
• right | Hopkins Creek, Jacksons Creek (New South Wales) |
Nature reserve | Limpinwood Nature Reserve |
[2] |
Rous River, a perennial river of the Tweed River catchment, is located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia.