Guy Fawkes River, a

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that is part of the Clarence River catchment, is in the

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and

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districts of

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Course and features

Guy Fawkes River rises below Majors Point, on the northern slopes of the

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, an eastern spur of the

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, east of the village of Ebor. The river spills over the columned basalt rock

Ebor Falls Ebor Falls is a tiered waterfall on the Guy Fawkes River, located near Ebor and about north-east of Wollomombi on Waterfall Way in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. Location and features The first lookout is on a sealed ...

, and enters a deep valley, joined by four

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, including

Aberfoyle River Aberfoyle River, a watercourse that is part of the Clarence River catchment, is located in the New England and Northern Tablelands districts of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features Aberfoyle River rises on the slopes of the Great D ...

, flowing generally northward and eventually forming its

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with the

Sara River Sara River, a perennial stream that is part of the Clarence River catchment, is located in the New England and Northern Tablelands districts of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features Sara River rises on the southern slopes of Mount Mi ...

to form the Boyd River. The river descends over its course; and passes below Round Mountain, the highest peak of the Northern Tablelands. The river's course generally runs from the south to north along the valley of the Demon Fault Line, within the

Guy Fawkes River National Park Guy Fawkes River National Park, a national park comprising , is located on the eastern edge of the New England Tablelands and the western edge of the Dorrigo Plateau, in north eastern New South Wales, Australia. Access to the national park via ...

. Adjoining the national park are the Guy Fawkes River Nature Reserve and Guy Fawkes River State Conservation Area. The

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runs along the western side of Guy Fawkes River on what is a travelling stock route. The largest of the

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genus, Southern Silky Oak, or ''

Grevillea robusta ''Grevillea robusta'', commonly known as the southern silky oak, silk oak or silky oak, silver oak or Australian silver oak, is a flowering plant in the family Proteaceae. It is a tree, the largest species in its genus but is not closely rela ...

'', is distributed in the Guy Fawkes River area, which is the southern limit of its natural environment. It has attractive orange-yellow flowers and may reach up to with a trunk diameter in excess of .

Name

The river is named after

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. Major Edward Parke named the Guy Fawkes River after camping nearby on

, 5 November 1845.

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* {{Coord, 29, 57, S, 152, 16, E, display=title, region:AU-NSW_type:river_source:GNS-enwiki Rivers of New South Wales Guy Fawkes New England (New South Wales) Northern Tablelands

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