Wangat River

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

Wangat River Little River[1]
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	NSW North Coast (IBRA), Hunter
Local government area	Dungog
Physical characteristics
Source	Gloucester Tops
• location	near Gloucester Gap, Barrington Tops NP
• elevation	1,070 m (3,510 ft)
Mouth	confluence with Chichester River
• location	southeast of Chichester
• elevation	162 m (531 ft)
Length	20 km (12 mi)
Basin features
River system	Hunter River catchment
[1][2]

Course and features

Wangat River rises below Gloucester Tops, west of Gloucester Gap, within Barrington Tops National Park, and flows generally southeast and south before reaching its confluence with the Chichester River, southeast of Chichester within Lake Chichester. The river descends 906 metres (2,972 ft) over its 20 kilometres (12 mi) course.[2]

See also

• Rivers of New South Wales
• List of rivers of Australia
• List of rivers of New South Wales (L-Z)

References

1. "Wangat River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
2. "Map of Wangat River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 24 March 2013.

External links

• "Hunter River catchment" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.