Wollemi Creek
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The Wollemi Creek is a creek that flows in the Wollemi National Park
, New South Wales
, Australia
.
Its beginnings are near the Putty
area on the mid NE boundary of Wollemi National Park and it flows roughly from North to South and is completely contained within the National Park, much of it in very remote and difficult to access wilderness areas. The creek joins with the Colo River
at the upper reaches of the Colo Gorge.The upper Wollemi creek has two main sources, one originating at about 800 meters altitude 5km east of Mt Monundilla, and the other due south of that mountain. Both flow through rough deep gorges at about 600 meters in permanent dry weather flows, and fast flowing flood, until their confluence at about 300 meters, due west of Putty, from where the creek flows eventually into the Colo.
The primary inhabitants of the upper creek are yabbies, eels, possums etc. Some ancient massive gums populate the lower gorges and very few signs of non native infestations are apparent, one notable exception being mistletoe which infests the upper branches of the oldest trees.
Wollemi National Park
Wollemi National Park is the second largest national park in New South Wales, and contains most of the largest wilderness area, the Wollemi Wilderness...
, 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...
, Australia
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...
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Its beginnings are near the Putty
Putty, New South Wales
Putty is a village in New South Wales, Australia in Singleton Shire. It is north west of Sydney on the Putty Road between Windsor and Singleton.-Geography:The village lies in a wide valley...
area on the mid NE boundary of Wollemi National Park and it flows roughly from North to South and is completely contained within the National Park, much of it in very remote and difficult to access wilderness areas. The creek joins with the Colo River
Colo River
The Colo River is a river in New South Wales, Australia.The Colo River begins at the confluence of the Wolgan River and the Capertee River, which respectively drain the Wolgan and Capertee Valleys north of Lithgow. The river flows eastwards and then south through a deep gorge in the northern...
at the upper reaches of the Colo Gorge.The upper Wollemi creek has two main sources, one originating at about 800 meters altitude 5km east of Mt Monundilla, and the other due south of that mountain. Both flow through rough deep gorges at about 600 meters in permanent dry weather flows, and fast flowing flood, until their confluence at about 300 meters, due west of Putty, from where the creek flows eventually into the Colo.
The primary inhabitants of the upper creek are yabbies, eels, possums etc. Some ancient massive gums populate the lower gorges and very few signs of non native infestations are apparent, one notable exception being mistletoe which infests the upper branches of the oldest trees.