Mummel River

Mummel River
Watercourse[1]
Country Australia
State New South Wales
IBRA New England Tablelands, NSW North Coast
Districts Northern Tablelands, Mid North Coast
Local government area Greater Taree
Part of Manning River catchment
Tributaries
 - right Williams Creek (New South Wales)
Source below Mount Sugarloaf, Great Dividing Range
 - location near Devils Delight, southeast of Walcha
 - elevation 1,080 m (3,543 ft)
Mouth confluence with the Cooplacurripa River
 - location north of Giro, northwest of Taree
 - elevation 177 m (581 ft)
Length 65 km (40 mi)
National parks Mummel Gulf, Cottan-Bimbang
[2]

Mummel River, a watercourse of the Manning River catchment, is located in the Northern Tablelands and Mid North Coast districts of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

Mummel River rises on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, below Mount Sugarloaf, southeast of Walcha and flows generally south by west, southeast, and then south southeast, joined by one minor tributary, before reaching its confluence with the Cooplacurripa River, north of Giro, northwest of Taree. The river descends 898 metres (2,946 ft) over its 65 kilometres (40 mi) course.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mummel River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Map of Mummel River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 16 March 2013.

Coordinates: 31°38′S 151°59′E / 31.633°S 151.983°E / -31.633; 151.983


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