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Caparra Creek Western Branch Dingo Creek
Location of mouth
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	NSW North Coast (IBRA), Mid North Coast
Municipality	Mid-Coast Council
Physical characteristics
Source	Rowleys Peak, Great Dividing Range
• location	Tapin Tops National Park
• elevation	873 m (2,864 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Dingo Creek
• location	northwest of Wingham
• elevation	43 m (141 ft)
Length	50 km (31 mi)
Basin features
River system	Manning River catchment
National park	Tapin Tops NP

Caparra Creek, a perennial stream of the Manning River catchment, is located in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

The Caparra Creek rises below Rowleys Peak on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range in remote country within Tapin Tops National Park, northwest of the town of Wingham. The river flows generally southeast before reaching its confluence with the Dingo Creek, northwest of Wingham. The river descends 831 metres (2,726 ft) over its 50 kilometres (31 mi) course.

See also

• List of rivers of Australia
• List of rivers in New South Wales (A-K)
• Rivers of New South Wales

References

1. "Caparra Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
2. ^ "Map of Caparra Creek, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 14 October 2013.

External links

• "Manning River catchments" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.

31°45′S 152°13′E / 31.750°S 152.217°E / -31.750; 152.217

• Rivers of New South Wales
• Rivers of the Hunter Region
• Mid North Coast
• Mid-Coast Council