Snakes Plain is a small rural
locality
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* Locality (linguistics)
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approximately south-west of
Warren
A warren is a network of wild rodent or lagomorph, typically rabbit burrows. Domestic warrens are artificial, enclosed establishment of animal husbandry dedicated to the raising of rabbits for meat and fur. The term evolved from the medieval Angl ...
on the
Oxley Highway
Oxley Highway is a rural highway in New South Wales, Australia, linking Nevertire, Gilgandra, Coonabarabran, Tamworth, New South Wales, Tamworth, and Walcha, New South Wales, Walcha to Port Macquarie, on the coast of the Tasman Sea. It was name ...
in the local government area of
Warren Shire
Warren Shire is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Macquarie River and the Mitchell and Oxley Highways. The use of the area is mainly for wool and cotton growing.
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, part of the
Orana region of
New South Wales
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Australia
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.
At the , Snakes Plain recorded a population of 9, with a median age of 20.
Despite the arid climate of the area, the Auscott Macquarie Valley irrigated cotton farm is located within the locality.
The Auscott siding, part of the
Warren railway line
The Warren railway line is an operational railway line in New South Wales, Australia. It is a –long branch from the Main West line at the town of Nevertire and heads in a northerly direction to the town of Warren
A warren is a network of w ...
, which serves the cotton processing facility, is located in Snakes Plain.
The topography is flat with a
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...
of BsK (Hot semi arid).
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References
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Towns in New South Wales
Warren Shire