Hawkesbury River
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The Hawkesbury River is a major waterway in New South Wales, Australia, known for its scenic estuary, rich Aboriginal heritage, and role as a key natural boundary northwest of Sydney.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hawkesbury River canonical | 10 |
| Hawkesbury River system | 1 |
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Brisbane Water National Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dharug National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Deerubbin (Aboriginal name, commonly cited) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
Brooklyn Bridge (New South Wales)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Windsor Bridge (New South Wales) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Hawkesbury–Nepean catchment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsInto |
Pacific Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tasman Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryBetween |
Central Coast region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hunter Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Sydney region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryOf | Greater Sydney region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsEstuaryAt | Broken Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
floodplain near Windsor
ⓘ
mangrove-lined shores ⓘ sandstone gorges ⓘ |
| hasFerryCrossing |
Berowra Waters Ferry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lower Portland Ferry NERFINISHED ⓘ Sackville Ferry NERFINISHED ⓘ Webbs Creek Ferry NERFINISHED ⓘ Wiseman's Ferry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFloodplainTown |
Richmond, New South Wales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Windsor, New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Cattai Creek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colo River NERFINISHED ⓘ Grose River NERFINISHED ⓘ Macdonald River (New South Wales) NERFINISHED ⓘ Nepean River NERFINISHED ⓘ South Creek (New South Wales) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
early transport route for colonial Sydney
ⓘ
major agricultural district in early colony ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fishing
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houseboat tourism ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ rich Aboriginal heritage ⓘ scenic estuary landscapes ⓘ |
| length | approximately 120 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New South Wales ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNorthwestOf | Sydney central business district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedAt | Broken Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | Tasman Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool (Baron Hawkesbury) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameGivenBy | Governor Philip Gidley King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearSettlement |
Brooklyn, New South Wales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richmond, New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ Windsor, New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ Wiseman's Ferry, New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hawkesbury–Nepean River system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sydney Basin bioregion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceConfluenceOf |
Grose River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nepean River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | frequent flooding events ⓘ |
| traditionalOwners |
Darkinjung people
NERFINISHED
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Darug people NERFINISHED ⓘ Guringai people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hawkesbury River system