Oaky River, a
perennial stream
A perennial stream is a stream that has continuous flow of surface water throughout the year in at least parts of its catchment during seasons of normal rainfall, Water Supply Paper 494. as opposed to one whose flow is intermittent. In the abse ...
of the
Macleay River
The Macleay River is a river that spans the Northern Tablelands and Mid North Coast districts of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
Formed by the confluence of the Gara River, Salisbury Waters and Bakers Creek, the Macleay River r ...
catchment, is located 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
New South Wales
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Course and features
Oaky River rises on the southern slopes of
Round Mountain, the highest peak of the Snowy Range, a spur of the
Great Dividing Range south southwest of
Ebor, and flows generally southwest, joined by one minor
tributary
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 drai ...
before reaching its
confluence with the
Chandler River, southwest of
Jeogla. The river descends over its
course;
[ rapidly descending into a deep gorge where it meets the Chandler River.
The upper reaches of Oaky River are transversed by the ]Waterfall Way
Waterfall Way is a country road in the Northern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia, linking Raleigh on the state's North Coast to Armidale. The route passes through some of New South Wales' most scenic countryside and has become ...
between Wollomombi
The Wollomombi Falls is a plunge waterfall on the Wollomombi River in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia.
Location and features
In the Oxley Wild Rivers National Park approximately due east of Armidale and off the Water ...
and Ebor.
Oaky River and its tributaries are trout streams and platypus
The platypus (''Ornithorhynchus anatinus''), sometimes referred to as the duck-billed platypus, is a semiaquatic, egg-laying mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania. The platypus is the sole living representative or mono ...
may be sighted in the waters.
Reservoir & Hydroelectric Power Station
The river is impounded by Oaky River Dam, located approximately from Armidale
Armidale is a city in the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia. Armidale had a population of 24,504 as of June 2018. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. It is the administrative centre for the Northern Tablelands region. I ...
. At capacity, the dam
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covers around and holds of water. A hydroelectric power station
A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid.
Many ...
is located at the dam and the flow of water is used to generate electricity. The power station has five turbines that generate . Zihni Buzo
Zihni Jusuf Buzo (1912-2006) was an Albanian Australian civil engineer.
Biography
Zihni Jusuf Buzo was born (1912) in the neighbourhood of Murat Çelepia in Berat, Albania. In Albania, Buzo attended primary school in Berat. In his youth, Buzo ...
, an Albanian migrant and Harvard-educated civil engineer was the leading engineer on the construction of the dam and hydroelectric scheme.
See also
* List of rivers of Australia
* 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 no ...
References
External links
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Rivers of New South Wales
Northern Tablelands