Little Nymboida River, a
perennial stream
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of the
Clarence River catchment, is located in the
Northern Rivers
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and
Northern Tablelands
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districts of
New South Wales
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Australia
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. It flows through the village of
Lowanna.
Course and features
Little Nymboida River rises on the western slopes of Bushmans Range, on the slopes of the
Great Dividing Range
The Great Dividing Range, also known as the East Australian Cordillera or the Eastern Highlands, is a cordillera system in eastern Australia consisting of an expansive collection of mountain ranges, plateaus and rolling hills, that runs rough ...
, east of
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* Ulong Island, in the Republic of Palau in the Pacific Ocean, sometimes called ''Aulong'' and originally written ''Oroolong'' in English
* Ulong channel, a gap in the reef to the west of Ulong Island, popular with divers.
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, near
Lowanna. The river flows in a meandering
course generally north then southwest then northwest, joined by two
tributaries
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including the
Bobo River, before reaching its
confluence
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with the
Nymboida River
The Nymboida River, a perennial stream of the Clarence River catchment, is located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
The Nymboida River rises in the northern foothills of the Barren Mountain, on t ...
, west of
Black Mountain, within the
Nymboida National Park
Nymboida is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 485 km north of Sydney.
Some of the possibilities are bird watching, camping, hiking, canoeing and swimming in the clear cold water of the Nimboida and Mann rivers. The average e ...
. The river descends over its course.
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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 ...
References
Rivers of New South Wales
Northern Rivers
Northern Tablelands
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