Araluen Creek, a partly
perennial stream of the
Moruya River
The Moruya River is an open and trained mature wave dominated barrier estuary or tidal river is located in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. In its upper freshwater reaches, the river is known as the Deua River.
Course a ...
catchment, is located in the
Southern Tablelands and
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Course and features
Araluen Creek rises near Gillian Park, about east of the village of
Majors Creek, on the eastern slopes of the
Great Dividing Range
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. The river flows generally south southeast, joined by three minor
tributaries
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before reaching its
confluence
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with the
Deua River
The Deua River, being the main perennial river of the Moruya River catchment, is located in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
The Deua River rises about southeast of Bendethera Mountain, on the eastern s ...
in remote country south of the
Monga National Park.
[ The river descends over its ]course
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The village of Araluen lies in the valley of Araluen Creek, that joins the Deua River at roughly the midpoint in its course. The name 'Araluen' means 'water lily' or 'place of the water lilies' in the local ]Aboriginal
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dialect.[ At the time of European settlement Araluen was described as a broad alluvial valley with many natural billabongs covered with water lilies. However, no such billabongs exist in the Araluen valley today. As with most river and creek valleys in south-eastern Australia, the natural landscape of Araluen Creek and its valley were completely destroyed by rampant and extremely destructive alluvial gold mining in the latter half of the 19th century, exacerbated by extensive gold dredging in the early 20th century. This has mobilised thousands of tons of coarse granitic sands and lead to serious sand-slugging or sand siltation of the lower half of the Deua River below the Araluen Creek confluence. Nevertheless, the Deua River supports valuable populations of the threatened ]Australian grayling
The Australian grayling (''Prototroctes maraena'') is a primarily freshwater fish found in coastal rivers in south-eastern mainland Australia and Tasmania. In past decades it has also been known as the cucumber mullet or cucumber herring, for ...
and several other native freshwater fish species.
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)
* List of rivers of Australia
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Longest rivers nationally
Longest river by state or territory
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References
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Rivers of New South Wales
South Coast (New South Wales)
Southern Tablelands