MacLeay River

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The Macleay River is a major river in New South Wales, Australia, flowing from the Northern Tablelands to the Pacific Ocean near South West Rocks.

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Label Occurrences
MacLeay River canonical 2
MacLeay Gorges 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf perennial river
river
alsoKnownAs Macleay River NERFINISHED
basinSize approximately 11,450 square kilometres
catchmentRegion New South Wales North Coast bioregion
surface form: NSW North Coast IBRA region
country Australia
crossedBy North Coast railway line
Pacific Highway
drainageBasin coastal New South Wales
emptiesInto Tasman Sea
flowsDirection generally east and north-east
flowsThrough Bellbrook
Frederickton
Georges Creek NERFINISHED
Gladstone
Jerseyville
Kempsey
Smithtown
hasBridge Macleay River Bridge at Kempsey
hasEstuaryType drowned river valley estuary
hasFloodHistory subject to major flooding at Kempsey
hasNationalParkInCatchment Cunnawarra National Park
New England National Park
Oxley Wild Rivers National Park
hasTributary Apsley River NERFINISHED
Chandler River
Georges Creek NERFINISHED
Macleay River
surface form: Macleay River (upper tributaries collectively)
hasUse commercial fishing
irrigation
recreation
isPartOf Northern Rivers
surface form: Northern Rivers of New South Wales
length 298 kilometres
locatedIn Mid North Coast
Northern Tablelands
majorTownOnRiver Kempsey
mouth Pacific Ocean
mouthElevation 0 metres
mouthLocation South West Rocks
Trial Bay
namedAfter Alexander Macleay
region New England region
surface form: New England
riverSystem MacLeay River catchment
source Great Dividing Range (part)
surface form: Great Dividing Range
sourceElevation 460 metres
sourceLocation near Uralla
state New South Wales
traditionalOwners Dunghutti people

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New England Range drainedBy MacLeay River
Oxley Wild Rivers National Park containsFeature MacLeay River
this entity surface form: MacLeay Gorges