Barigan Creek

River in New South Wales, Australia
Barigan Creek
Location
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
RegionNSW North Coast (IBRA), Central Tablelands
Local government areaMid-Western Region
Physical characteristics
SourceGreat Dividing Range
 • locationnear Mount Stormy
 • elevation771 m (2,530 ft)
Mouthconfluence with the Wollar Creek
 • location
east of Gulgong
 • elevation
387 m (1,270 ft)
Length24 km (15 mi)
Basin features
River systemHunter River catchment
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Barigan Creek, a watercourse of the Hunter River catchment, is located in the Central Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course

The Barigan Creek rises below Mount Stormy, on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range. The river flows generally north northwest before reaching its confluence with the Wollar Creek, east of the town of Gulgong.[1] The river descends 384 metres (1,260 ft) over its 24 kilometres (15 mi) course.[2]

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b "Barigan Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 October 2013. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Map of Barigan Creek, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 16 October 2013.

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River systems and rivers of New South Wales, Australia
Rivers flowing towards the Coral and Tasman seas of the South Pacific Ocean
Rivers of the Northern Rivers catchment
Rivers of the Hunter-Central Rivers catchment
Rivers of the Sydney Basin
Rivers of the Southern Rivers catchment
Murray catchment
Darling
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Barwon / Macintyre / Macquarie
sub-catchments
Murrumbidgee
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Lachlan
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32°36′06″S 150°01′20″E / 32.60167°S 150.02222°E / -32.60167; 150.02222


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