Goulburn River (New South Wales) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Goulburn River
Goulburn River at Goulburn River National Park
Other name(s)	Reedy Creek
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	NSW North Coast (IBRA), Upper Hunter
Local government area	Mid-Western Regional
Physical characteristics
Main source	Great Dividing Range
River mouth	confluence with the Hunter River south Denman 97 m (318 ft)
Length	221 km (137 mi)
Basin features
River system	Hunter River catchment
Tributaries	Left: Munmurra River, Krui River, Poggy Creek, Tunbridge Creek, Bow River, Merriwa River, Eckfords Creek, Worondi Rivulet, Giants Creek, Wybong Creek Right: Wollar Creek, Rocky Creek (New South Wales), Bylong River, Mount Misery Creek, Honeysuckle Creek (New South Wales), Kerrabee Creek, Quarry Creek, Widden Brook, Baerami Creek, Kings Creek (New South Wales)
National parks	Goulburn River NP

Goulburn River, a perennial river of the Hunter River catchment, is located in the Upper Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

Goulburn River rises at the confluence of Moolarben Creek and Sportsmans Hollow Creek, on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, near the village of Ulan, east of Mudgee and flows generally eastward, joined by twenty-one tributaries including the Munmurra, Krui, Bylong, Bow, and Merriwa rivers and Worondi Rivulet. The river reaches its confluence with the Hunter River, south of Denman. The majority of the course of the river flows through the Goulburn River National Park. The river descends 337 metres (1,106 ft) over its 221 kilometres (137 mi) course.

Etymology

William Lawson explored the area in 1823. Goulburn River was named in honour of Henry Goulburn, a British politician in the 1820s.