Henry River, a
perennial stream
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of the
Clarence River catchment, is located in the
Northern Tablelands
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district of
New South Wales
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,
Australia
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.
Course and features
Henry River rises below
Mitchell Hill
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, on the slopes of the
Great Dividing Range
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, near
Bald Nob and flows generally east and north, before reaching its
confluence
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with the
Mann River, near
Newton Boyd. The river descends over its
course;
[ and flows through the ]Mann River Nature Reserve
The Mann River Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve that is located on the eastern edge of the Great Dividing Range on the Northern Tablelands in the New England region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The reserve is situated ...
.
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 ...
References
Rivers of New South Wales
Northern Tablelands
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