Cataract River, a mostly
perennial stream
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of the
Clarence River catchment, is located in the
Northern Tablelands district of
New South Wales
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Australia
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.
Course and features
Cataract River rises on the eastern slopes of the
Great Dividing Range
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, near
Red Hill, southeast of
Tenterfield
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and flows generally north northeast, north, and northeast, joined by six minor
tributaries
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before reaching its
confluence
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with the Clarence River, near
Paddys Flat. The river descends over its
course
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;
[ and flows through the ]Basket Swamp National Park
Basket Swamp is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 558 km north of Sydney, and 15 kilometres north east of Tenterfield.
The park is named after Basket Swamp, a waterlogged area in the western sector of the park.
This wetlan ...
and the Boonoo Boonoo National Park
Boonoo Boonoo National Park (pronounced 'bunna bunoo') is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 571 km north of Sydney and 26 kilometres north east of Tenterfield off Mount Lindesay Road.
The Boonoo Boonoo River passes through ...
.
Between Timbara Road and Sandy Hill, the course of the Cataract River is generally adjacent to the Bruxner Highway
Bruxner Highway, and its former alignment as Bruxner Way, are a state highway and rural road respectively, located in New South Wales, Australia. The route forms an east–west link from the Northern Rivers coast, across the Northern Tablelands ...
.
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 ...
References
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Rivers of New South Wales
Northern Rivers