Connollys Creek, a
watercourse
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of the
Manning River
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catchment, is located in the
Mid North Coast
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region of
New South Wales
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Australia.
Course and features
The Connollys Creek rises on the eastern slopes of the
Great Dividing Range within the Knorrit State Forest, about east of the locality of Rocks Crossing. The river flows generally south by east before reaching its
confluence with the Manning River, over its
course.
[
The Manning River eventually flows into the ]Tasman Sea
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through a minor delta
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east of Taree
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See also
* List of rivers of Australia
* List of rivers in New South Wales (A-K)
* Rivers of New South Wales
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References
External links
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Rivers of New South Wales
Rivers of the Hunter Region
Mid North Coast
Mid-Coast Council
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