Pages River, a
perennial river
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
Hunter River catchment, is located in the
Hunter region of
New South Wales
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Australia.
Course and features
The Pages River rises on the eastern slopes of the
Great Dividing Range below Mount Gregson, southwest of
Murrurundi
Murrurundi( ), is a rural town located in the Upper Hunter Shire, in the Upper Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia.
Murrurundi is situated northwest by road from Newcastle and north from Sydney. At the the town had a population of ...
, and flows generally east northeast, then southeast, and then south southwest before reaching its
confluence with the
Hunter River downstream of
Glenbawn Dam. 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 no ...
* List of rivers of Australia
* List of rivers of New South Wales (L–Z)
This is the second part of a list of rivers of New South Wales, Australia. With List of rivers of New South Wales (A–K) it includes all 439 rivers, as of 7 June 2008, listed by the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales in the Geographic ...
References
External links
*
Muswellbrook Shire
Rivers of the Hunter Region
Hunter River (New South Wales)
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