Myall River
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The Myall River is a river on the mid-North Coast of the Australia
n state of New South Wales
that empties into Port Stephens
, near its mouth with the Tasman Sea
.
As well as flowing into the Myall Lakes
, a number of important settlements exist on the river:
Main bridges crossing the Myall River:
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n state of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
that empties into Port Stephens
Port Stephens
Port Stephens is a large natural harbour located about north-east of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. It lies wholly within the Port Stephens Local Government Area although its northern shoreline forms the boundary between the Port Stephens and Great Lakes LGAs...
, near its mouth with the Tasman Sea
Tasman Sea
The Tasman Sea is the large body of water between Australia and New Zealand, approximately across. It extends 2,800 km from north to south. It is a south-western segment of the South Pacific Ocean. The sea was named after the Dutch explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman, the first recorded European...
.
As well as flowing into the Myall Lakes
Myall Lakes
The Myall Lakes are a series of fresh water lakes on the mid-north coast of New South Wales, Australia in Great Lakes Council. The lakes are adjacent to the coast about north of Sydney....
, a number of important settlements exist on the river:
- Bulahdelah
- Tea GardensTea Gardens, New South WalesTea Gardens is a locality in the Great Lakes Council Local Government Area, located near the southern extremity of the Mid North Coast and the northern extremity of the Hunter Region in New South Wales, Australia....
- Hawks NestHawks Nest, New South WalesHawks Nest is a suburb of the Great Lakes Council Local Government Area in the Hunter and Mid North Coast regions of New South Wales, Australia, located north of Port Stephens between the Tasman Sea and the Myall River...
Main bridges crossing the Myall River:
- Bulahdelah Bridge, Bulahdelah
- Singing BridgeTea Gardens-Hawks Nest BridgeThe Tea Gardens-Hawks Nest Bridge, also known as the Singing Bridge, crosses the Myall River connecting the two townships of Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest in the Great Lakes Council, New South Wales, Australia...
, Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest
See also
- List of rivers of Australia
- List of rivers of New South Wales (L-Z)
- Rivers of New South WalesRivers of New South WalesThis page discusses the rivers and hydrography of the State of New South Wales, Australia.The principal topographic feature of New South Wales is the series of low highlands and plateaus called the Great Dividing Range, which extend from north to south roughly parallel to the coast of the Tasman...