Lee Creek (New South Wales)

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Lee Creek
Benjang Creek[1]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
Region (IBRA), Central Tablelands
Local government areaMid-Western Regional
TownBylong
Physical characteristics
SourceGreat Dividing Range
 • locationbelow Thompsons Hole
 • elevation808 m (2,651 ft)
Mouthconfluence with the Bylong River
 • location
near Bylong
 • elevation
265 m (869 ft)
Length42 km (26 mi)
Basin features
River systemHunter River catchment
[1][2]

Lee Creek, a partly perennial river of the Hunter River catchment, is located in the Central Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features[]

Officially designated as a river,[1] the Lee Creek rises on the northern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, below Thompsons Hole, northeast of Rylstone. The river flows generally north northwest then north reaching its confluence with the Bylong River near Bylong. The river descends 542 metres (1,778 ft) over its 37 kilometres (23 mi) course.[2]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Growee River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 April 2013. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Map of Lee Creek, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 18 October 2013.

External links[]

Coordinates: 32°29′S 150°08′E / 32.483°S 150.133°E / -32.483; 150.133


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