Maryland River is a

watercourse A stream is a continuous body of surface water flowing within the bed and banks of a channel. Depending on its location or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to by a variety of local or regional names. Long large streams a ...

of the Clarence River catchment in the

Northern Tablelands The Northern Tablelands, also known as the New England Tableland, is a plateau and a region of the Great Dividing Range in northern New South Wales, Australia. It includes the New England Range, the narrow highlands area of the New England regio ...

district of

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, Australia. Its upper reaches run close to the border between New South Wales and

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , establishe ...

Course and features

Formed through the confluence of Maryland Creek and Ruby Creek, Maryland River rises on the slopes of the Great Dividing Range, near Maryland, and flows generally northeast and then southeast, joined by four minor

tributaries A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainag ...

before reaching its confluence with the Boonoo Boonoo River to form the Clarence River, east of Rivertree. The river descends over its course; and flows through the

Maryland National Park Maryland is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 746.2 km north of Sydney. The average elevation of the terrain is 842 meters. Maryland National Park was established in January 1999. It occupies an area of 2283ha. See also * ...

in its upper reaches.

References

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