Cataract River (Tenterfield) facts for kids

Left: Boorook Creek, Morgans Creek, Wheatley Creek
Right: Spring Creek (New South Wales), Clear (Colongon) Creek, Crooked Creek (New South Wales)

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Other name(s)	Swamp Oak Creek
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
IBRA	New England Tablelands
District	Northern Tablelands
Local government area	Tenterfield
Physical characteristics
Main source	Black Mountain, Great Dividing Range near Red Hill, southeast of Tenterfield 987 m (3,238 ft)
River mouth	confluence with the Clarence River Paddys Flat 177 m (581 ft)
Length	85 km (53 mi)
Basin features
River system	Clarence River catchment
Tributaries	Left: Boorook Creek, Morgans Creek, Wheatley Creek Right: Spring Creek (New South Wales), Clear (Colongon) Creek, Crooked Creek (New South Wales)
National parks	Basket Swamp NP, Boonoo Boonoo NP

Cataract River, a mostly perennial stream of the Clarence River catchment, is located in the Northern Tablelands district of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

Cataract River rises on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, near Red Hill, southeast of Tenterfield and flows generally north northeast, north, and northeast, joined by six minor tributaries before reaching its confluence with the Clarence River, near Paddys Flat. The river descends 810 metres (2,660 ft) over its 85 kilometres (53 mi) course; and flows through the Basket Swamp National Park and the Boonoo Boonoo National Park.

Between Timbara Road and Sandy Hill, the course of the Cataract River is generally adjacent to the Bruxner Highway.

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