Oxley River

EtymologyIn honour of explorer, John OxleyLocationCountryAustraliaStateNew South WalesRegionNSW North Coast (IBRA)LGATweedCityMurwillumbahPhysical characteristicsSourceMount Durigan, McPherson Range Source confluenceHopping Dicks Creek and Tyalgum Creek • locationnear Tyalgum • elevation85 m (279 ft) Mouthconfluence with the Tweed RiverByangum, near Murwillumbah28°21′20″S 153°21′38″E / 28.35556°S 153.36056°E / -28.35556; 153.360567 m (23 ft)Length23 km (14 mi)Basin featuresRiver systemTweed River catchmentNational parkMount Warning NP^[2]

Oxley River, a perennial river of the Tweed River catchment, is located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

Formed by the confluence of the Hopping Dicks Creek and Tyalgum Creek, Oxley River rises below Mount Durigan on the southern slopes of the McPherson Range, near Tyalgum, and flows generally south by east, and then east, before reaching its confluence with the Tweed River near Murwillumbah. The river descends 78 metres (256 ft) over its 23 kilometres (14 mi) course.^[2]

In 2007, the federal government proposed damming the Rous River, Oxley River and Byrrill Creek.^[3] Local opposition to the plan was formed via the Save the Caldera Rivers Campaign, in an effort to stop the proposed dams from being built.

See also

• List of rivers of Australia

References

External links

• "Tweed River catchment and small coastal creeks" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.