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Rocky River Gwydir River
Thunderbolts Way crossing Rocky River at Uralla
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	IBRA: New England Tablelands
District	Northern Tablelands
Municipality	Uralla
Physical characteristics
Source	Kentucky Creek
• location	Rocky River, west of Uralla
• elevation	977 m (3,205 ft)
Mouth	confluence with Boorolong Creek to form Gwydir River
• location	south of Yarrowyck
• elevation	754 m (2,474 ft)
Length	34 km (21 mi)
Basin features
River system	Gwydir River, Murray–Darling basin

Rocky River, a watercourse of the Gwydir catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Northern Tablelands district of New South Wales, Australia.

Sourced from the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range, the river rises at First Creek Falls on Kentucky Creek, at Rocky River, west of Uralla, and flows generally to the north and north-west, before reaching its confluence with the Boorolong Creek to form Gwydir River, south of Yarrowyck; descending 223 metres (732 ft) over its 34 kilometres (21 mi) course.

See also

• Rivers of New South Wales
• List of rivers of Australia

References

1. "Rocky River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
2. ^ "Map of Rocky River, NSW". Bonzle.com. Retrieved 10 February 2013.

External links

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

30°37′S 151°30′E / 30.617°S 151.500°E / -30.617; 151.500

• Rivers of New South Wales
• New England (New South Wales)
• Murray-Darling basin