Evans River, an open and
trained
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youthful
wave dominated,
interbarrier estuary,
is located in the
Northern Rivers
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region of
New South Wales
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Australia
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Course and features
Evans River rises from Tucombil Canal near
Woodburn, near South Evans Head and flows in a meandering
course generally east, south, and then northeast before reaching its
mouth
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at the
Coral Sea
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of the
South Pacific Ocean
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Etymology
The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz ...
below
Evans Head; descending over its course.
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See also
* Rivers of New South Wales
This page discusses the rivers and hydrography of the state of New South Wales, Australia.
The principal topographic feature of New South Wales is the series of low highlands and plateaus called the Great Dividing Range, which extend from nor ...
* List of rivers of New South Wales (A–K)
This is the first part of a list of rivers of New South Wales, Australia. With List of rivers of New South Wales (L–Z) it includes all 439 rivers, as of 7 June 2008, listed by the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales in the Geographica ...
* Rivers in Australia
This is a list of rivers of Australia. Rivers are ordered alphabetically, by state. The same river may be found in more than one state as many rivers cross state borders.
Longest rivers nationally
Longest river by state or territory
Althoug ...
* Athanassio Comino Athanassio Comino ( el, Αθανάσιος Κομηνός), (c. 1844–1897) was a Greek oyster merchant and businessman. Comino was born in Kythera, Greece in about 1844, son of Dimitrios Comino and his wife Agapy.
Comino arrived in Sydney in ...
, an oyster lease holder on the river as early as 1882
References
External links
*
Rivers of New South Wales
Northern Rivers
Richmond Valley Council
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