The river rises on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range about 6.4 kilometres (4.0 mi) south of Black Springs. It flows generally north by west towards its confluence with the Fish River 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) south–south–east of Bathurst to become the Macquarie River;[1] descending 473 metres (1,552 ft) over its 82 kilometres (51 mi) course.[2]
campbells, river, perennial, stream, that, part, upper, macquarie, catchment, within, murray, darling, basin, located, central, western, region, south, wales, australia, campbell, river, flowing, under, connell, plains, road, bridge, lagoon, near, bathurstetym. Campbells River a perennial stream that is part of the Upper Macquarie catchment within the Murray Darling basin is located in the central western region of New South Wales Australia Campbells RiverCampbell River 1 Campbells River flowing under the O Connell Plains Road bridge at The Lagoon near BathurstEtymologyIn honour of Elizabeth Macquarie 1 LocationCountryAustraliaStateNew South WalesIBRASouth Eastern HighlandsDistrictCentral WestMunicipalitiesOberon BathurstPhysical characteristicsSource locationnear Black Springs elevation1 180 m 3 870 ft MouthFish River locationnear Bathurst elevation706 m 2 316 ft Length81 6 km 50 7 mi Basin featuresRiver systemUpper Macquarie catchment Murray Darling basinTributaries leftDavy s Creek Dirthole Creek Gilmandyke Creek Peppers Creek rightRacecourse Creek Sewells Creek Spring Creek Swallowsnest Creek Walbrook Creek Wisemans CreekReservoirBen Chifley Dam 2 The river rises on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range about 6 4 kilometres 4 0 mi south of Black Springs It flows generally north by west towards its confluence with the Fish River 9 kilometres 5 6 mi south south east of Bathurst to become the Macquarie River 1 descending 473 metres 1 552 ft over its 82 kilometres 51 mi course 2 The river is impounded by Ben Chifley Dam upstream of Bathurst and carries water released from the dam clarification needed for Bathurst s potable water supply See also EditList of rivers of AustraliaReferences Edit a b c Campbells River Geographical Names Register GNR of NSW Geographical Names Board of New South Wales Retrieved 15 January 2013 nbsp a b Map of Campbells River Bonzle com Retrieved 15 January 2013 33 42 S 149 37 E 33 700 S 149 617 E 33 700 149 617 This New South Wales river or creek related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Campbells River amp oldid 1173693941, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
