Du Faur Creek

Du Faur
Du Faur
Etymology	In honour of
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	Sydney Basin (IBRA), Blue Mountains
Municipality	City of Lithgow
Physical characteristics
Source	Bell Range, Blue Mountains National Park
• location	near Bell
Mouth	confluence with Bell Creek
• location	near Mount Wilson
Length	8 km (5.0 mi)
Basin features
River system	Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment
National park	Blue Mountains NP

The Du Faur Creek, a perennial stream of the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment, is located in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course[]

The Du Faur Creek (officially designated as a river^[1]) rises on the , about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south-east of Bell, and flows generally north north-east before reaching its confluence with Bell Creek, in remote country within the Blue Mountains National Park, west of Mount Wilson. The river has an 8-kilometre (5.0 mi) course.^[1]

The river is named in honour of (1832-1915), an early Chief Draftsman of the NSW Department of Lands, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a Trustee of the Art Gallery of New South Wales.^[1]^[2]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Du Faur Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Du Faur, Frederick Eccleston (1832–1915)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
^ "Place Name Search: Du Faur Creek". Geoscience Australia. Commonwealth of Australia. 2010. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.

External links[]

Brennan, Tom (8 January 2010). "Du Faur Creek Canyon - track notes". OZultimate.com. Tom Brennan.

Coordinates: 33°30′S 150°21′E / 33.500°S 150.350°E / -33.500; 150.350

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[gnb-1] "Du Faur Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 March 2014.

[adb-2] "Du Faur, Frederick Eccleston (1832–1915)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 24 December 2013.

[3] "Place Name Search: Du Faur Creek". Geoscience Australia. Commonwealth of Australia. 2010. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.

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Du Faur
Etymology	In honour of ^[1]^[2]
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	Sydney Basin (IBRA), Blue Mountains
Municipality	City of Lithgow
Physical characteristics

Source	Bell Range, Blue Mountains National Park
• location	near Bell

Mouth	confluence with Bell Creek
• location	near Mount Wilson
Length	8 km (5.0 mi)
Basin features
River system	Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment
National park	Blue Mountains NP
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