The river is impounded by Lostock Dam, located 48 kilometres (30 mi) downstream from the source in the Barringtons. The embankment dam was constructed by the New South Wales Department of Water Resources to supply water for irrigation and was completed in 1971.[3][4] The river is tidal to above the village of Paterson and below Vacy.[citation needed]
paterson, river, confused, with, patterson, river, perennial, river, that, part, hunter, river, catchment, located, hunter, north, coast, regions, south, wales, australia, yimmang, river, cedar, arms, river, vacy, joined, allyn, river, right, etymologyin, hono. Not to be confused with Patterson River Paterson River a perennial river 1 that is part of the Hunter River catchment is located in the Hunter and Mid North Coast regions of New South Wales Australia Paterson RiverYimmang River Cedar Arms River 1 Paterson River at Vacy joined by the Allyn River top right EtymologyIn honour of William Paterson 1 LocationCountryAustraliaStateNew South WalesRegionNSW North Coast IBRA Hunter Mid North CoastLocal government areasDungog Maitland Port StephensTownsGresford Vacy Paterson Woodville HintonPhysical characteristicsSourceBarrington Tops locationnear Careys Peak coordinates32 3 43 26 S 151 24 57 E 32 0620167 S 151 41583 E 32 0620167 151 41583 elevation256 m 840 ft MouthHunter River locationHinton coordinates32 43 7 7 S 151 38 33 7 E 32 718806 S 151 642694 E 32 718806 151 642694 elevation3 m 9 8 ft Length159 km 99 mi Basin featuresRiver systemHunter River catchmentTributaries leftSheepstation Creek Allyn River Dunns Creek New South Wales rightBoonabilla Creek Horse Creek New South Wales Fenwicks CreekNational parkBarrington Tops National Park 1 2 Course and features editPaterson River rises in the Barrington Tops National Park west by north of Careys Peak and flows generally south and southeast joined by six minor tributaries including the Allyn River at Vacy before reaching its confluence with the Hunter River between Hinton and Morpeth 1 Between Hinton and Duns Creek the Paterson River forms the border between the Port Stephens and Maitland local government areas The river system courses through fertile the farming land of the Paterson and Allyn River Valleys and the historic Patersons Plains descending 933 metres 3 061 ft over its 151 kilometres 94 mi course 2 The river is impounded by Lostock Dam located 48 kilometres 30 mi downstream from the source in the Barringtons The embankment dam was constructed by the New South Wales Department of Water Resources to supply water for irrigation and was completed in 1971 3 4 The river is tidal to above the village of Paterson and below Vacy citation needed Riverside towns within the Paterson s catchment include Gresford Vacy Paterson Woodville and Hinton Colonel William Paterson surveyed the area along the river in 1801 Later Governor King named it in his honour 1 References edit a b c d e f Paterson River Geographical Names Register GNR of NSW Geographical Names Board of New South Wales Retrieved 24 March 2013 nbsp a b Paterson River NSW Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia Retrieved 24 March 2013 Lostock Dam Water delivery dams State Water Corporation Archived from the original on 10 April 2013 Retrieved 20 April 2013 Lostock Dam PDF State Water Corporation 2009 Archived from the original PDF brochure on 3 March 2016 Retrieved 20 April 2013 External links edit Hunter River catchment map Office of Environment and Heritage Government of New South Wales Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paterson River amp oldid 1081387557, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
