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River in New South Wales, Australia
Merriwa River
Smiths Rivulet, Merriwa Creek, Middle Creek, Harrys Creek
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Etymology
| Aboriginal
: "grass seeds"
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Country
| Australia
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State
| New South Wales
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Region
| NSW North Coast
(
IBRA
),
Upper Hunter
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Local government area
| Upper Hunter
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Town
| Merriwa
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Source
| Great Dividing Range
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• location
| Oxleys Peak
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• elevation
| 475 m (1,558 ft)
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Mouth
| confluence
with the
Goulburn River
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• location
| below Mount Kerrabee
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• elevation
| 158 m (518 ft)
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Length
| 78 km (48 mi)
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River system
| Hunter River
catchment
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Tributaries
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• left
| Coulsons Creek, Butchers Swamp Creek, Vallances Creek, Horse Creek (New South Wales), Kittens Creek
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• right
| Gummum Creek, Farm Springs Creek, Scrubby Creek
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National park
| Goulburn River NP
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Merriwa River
, a
perennial river
of the
Hunter River
catchment, is located in the
Upper Hunter
region of
New South Wales
,
Australia
.
Course and features
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Merriwa River rises on the southern slopes of the
Great Dividing Range
, below Oxleys Peak, north of
Merriwa
and flows generally south, joined by eight minor
tributaries
before reaching its
confluence
with the
Goulburn River
below Mount Kerrabee. The river descends 317 metres (1,040 ft) over its 78 kilometres (48 mi)
course
.
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At the town of Merriwa, the
Golden Highway
crosses the Merriwa River.
[3]
Merriwa is thought to be derived from the
Aboriginal
word meaning "grass seeds."
[2]
See also
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32°06′S
150°22′E
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32.100°S 150.367°E
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-32.100; 150.367