The Hollanders River, a
perennial river
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that is part of the
Hawkesbury Hawkesbury or Hawksbury may refer to:
People
*Baron Hawkesbury, or Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool (1727-1808), English statesman
Places
;Geography
*Hawkesbury Island, an island in British Columbia, Canada
* Hawkesbury Island, Queensland ...
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Nepean
Nepean may refer to:
Places Australia
*Nepean Bay, a bay in South Australia,
**Nepean Bay Conservation Park, a protected area in South Australia,
**Nepean Bay, South Australia, a locality
*Nepean Highway, Victoria
*Nepean Island (Norfolk Island) ...
catchment, is located in the
Central Tablelands
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region of
New South Wales
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,
Australia.
Course and features
The Hollanders River rises within the Moorara Range, on the eastern slopes of the
Great Dividing Range southeast of
Edith
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, and flows generally south by west before reaching its
confluence with the
Kowmung River
The Kowmung River (Gandangara: ''Barnalay''), a perennial river that is part of the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment, is located in the Central Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
The Kowmung River is formed by the c ...
, near its junction with the
Tuglow River, southeast of
Shooters Hill
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. The river descends over its
course.
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See also
* List of rivers of Australia
* 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 Geographic ...
* 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 no ...
References
Rivers of New South Wales
Central Tablelands
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