| Leycester Creek Hanging Rock Creek, Terania Creek
[1] | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | South East Queensland ( IBRA), Northern Rivers |
| Local government area | Richmond Valley |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Tweed Range |
| • location | near Green Pigeon Mountain, Nimbin |
| • elevation | 388 m (1,273 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with the Wilsons River |
• location | Lismore |
• elevation | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
| Length | 69 km (43 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Richmond River catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Terania Creek |
| • right | Back Creek, Jeffries Creek (New South Wales) |
| [1] [2] | |
The Leycester Creek, a perennial stream of the Richmond River catchment, is located in Northern Rivers region in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
Location and features
Leycester Creek rises below Lofts Pinnacle on the southern extremity of Tweed Range about 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) east by north of Green Pigeon Mountain, in remote country, north northwest of Nimbin. The river flows generally south and then east, joined by three tributaries including Back Creek, before reaching its confluence with the Wilsons River at the town of Lismore. The river descends 386 metres (1,266 ft) over its 69 kilometres (43 mi) course. [2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Leycester Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Map of Leycester Creek, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
External links
- "Richmond River catchment" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.
River systems and rivers of the
Northern Rivers catchments,
New South Wales, Australia | |
|---|---|
| Tweed Shire and Tweed River | |
| Byron Shire and Brunswick River | |
| Richmond Valley and Richmond River | |
| Clarence Valley and Clarence River |
|
| Coffs Harbour, Bellingen Shire, and Bellinger River | |
| Nambucca Shire, Kempsey Shire, and Nambucca- Macleay rivers | |
| Port Macquarie-Hastings and Hastings River | |
28°47′S 153°14′E / 28.783°S 153.233°E