Boonoo Boonoo River
Boonoo Boonoo River, 2010
Etymology	Aboriginal : "poor country with no animals to provide food" [1]
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
IBRA	NSW North Coast
District	Northern Tablelands
Local government area	Tenterfield
Physical characteristics
Source	Great Dividing Range
• location	near Boonoo Boonoo and Mount Lindesay Highway
• elevation	955 m (3,133 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Maryland River
• location	east of Rivertree
• elevation	249 m (817 ft)
Length	44 km (27 mi)
Basin features
River system	Clarence River catchment
Tributaries
• left	Carrolls Creek, Hells Hollow Creek, Cadiangullong Creek , Bookookoorara Creek
• right	Twomile Creek (NSW), Gilcurry Creek, Razor Back Creek
National parks	Bald Rock NP , Boonoo Boonoo NP
[2]

Boonoo Boonoo River , a watercourse of the Clarence River catchment, is located in the Northern Tablelands district of New South Wales , Australia .

Course and features [ edit ]

Boonoo Boonoo River rises on the slopes of the Great Dividing Range , near Boonoo Boonoo and Mount Lindesay Highway , and generally flows northeast, joined by seven minor tributaries before reaching its confluence with the Maryland River , east of Rivertree . The river descends 706 metres (2,316 ft) over its 44 kilometres (27 mi) course ; ^[2] and flows through the Bald Rock National Park and the Boonoo Boonoo National Park , descending through Boonoo Boonoo Falls in its upper reaches.

The name Boonoo Boonoo is derived from the Aboriginal phrase meaning "poor country with no animals to provide food". ^[1]

See also [ edit ]

• Rivers of New South Wales

References [ edit ]

28°38′S 152°17′E  /  28.633°S 152.283°E  / -28.633; 152.283