Bylong River facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Bylong River
Other name(s)	Bylong Creek
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	NSW North Coast (IBRA), Central Tablelands, Hunter
Local government area	Mid-Western Regional
Physical characteristics
Main source	Wollemi National Park, Great Dividing Range near Rylstone 748 m (2,454 ft)
River mouth	confluence with the Goulburn River north of Bylong 218 m (715 ft)
Length	48 km (30 mi)
Basin features
River system	Hunter River catchment
Tributaries	Left: Cousins Creek, Growee River, Coggan Creek Right: Reedy Creek (New South Wales), Wattle Creek, Lee Creek (New South Wales), Dry Creek (Bylong River)
National park	Wollemi NP

Bylong River, a perennial river of the Hunter River catchment, is located in the Central Tablelands and Upper Hunter regions of New South Wales, Australia.

Course

Bylong River rises in the central tablelands of the Capertee Valley, within Wollemi National Park, on the north-western slopes of the Great Dividing Range, below Goat Mountain, and flows generally north-east, joined by seven tributaries, including the Growee River, before reaching its confluence with the Goulburn River, north of the village of Bylong. The river descends 530 metres (1,740 ft) over its 48 kilometres (30 mi) course.

The Goulburn River eventually flows into the Hunter River, a major waterway which flows into the Tasman Sea at Newcastle.