Gara River (Australia) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Gara River
Blue Hole in the Gara River, near Armidale
Other name(s)	Gyra River, Ryanda Creek, Falconer Creek, Malpas Creek
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	New England Tablelands (IBRA), Northern Tablelands
Local government areas	Guyra, Armidale Dumaresq
Physical characteristics
Main source	Ben Lomond Range, Great Dividing Range near Llangothlin 1,280 m (4,200 ft)
River mouth	confluence with the Macleay River Salisbury Waters within Oxley Wild Rivers National Park, near Armidale 388 m (1,273 ft)
Length	91 km (57 mi)
Basin features
River system	Macleay River
Tributaries	Left: Cooney Creek Right: Ryanda Creek, Commissioners Waters, Powers Creek
National park	Oxley Wild Rivers NP

Gara River, a perennial river that is a tributary of the Macleay River, is located in the Northern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

The river rises at the junction of the southern slopes of the Great Dividing Range and the Ben Lomond Range, near Llangothlin, and flows generally south and southeast, joined by four minor tributaries, until the river reaches a junction with Salisbury Waters within Oxley Wild Rivers National Park and descends to its confluence with the Macleay River, below Blue Nobby Mountain, south east of Armidale. The river descends 892 metres (2,927 ft) over its 91 kilometres (57 mi) course and is impounded by Guyra Dam and Malpas Reservoir.

In its lower reaches, the Gara River is transversed by the Waterfall Way.