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Caparra Creek
Other name(s) Western Branch Dingo Creek
Country Australia
State New South Wales
Region NSW North Coast (IBRA), Mid North Coast
Municipality Mid-Coast Council
Physical characteristics
Main source Rowleys Peak, Great Dividing Range
Tapin Tops National Park
873 m (2,864 ft)
River mouth confluence with the Dingo Creek
northwest of Wingham
43 m (141 ft)
Length 50 km (31 mi)
Basin features
River system Manning River catchment
National park Tapin Tops NP

Caparra Creek, a perennial stream of the Manning River catchment, is located in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

The Caparra Creek rises below Rowleys Peak on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range in remote country within Tapin Tops National Park, northwest of the town of Wingham. The river flows generally southeast before reaching its confluence with the Dingo Creek, northwest of Wingham. The river descends 831 metres (2,726 ft) over its 50 kilometres (31 mi) course.

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