Isis River, a
perennial river
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of the
Hunter River Hunter River may refer to:
*Hunter River (New South Wales), Australia
*Hunter River (Western Australia)
*Hunter River, New Zealand
*Hunter River (Prince Edward Island), Canada
**Hunter River, Prince Edward Island, community on Hunter River, Canada
...
catchment, is located in the
Upper Hunter
The Upper Hunter Shire is a local government area in the Upper Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was formed in May 2004 from the Scone Shire and parts of Murrurundi and Merriwa shires.
The Mayor of the Upper Hunter Shir ...
region of
New South Wales
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, es ...
,
Australia.
Course and features
Isis River rises on the southern slopes of the
Great Dividing Range, below
Crawney Mountain, northeast of
Murrurundi
Murrurundi( ), is a rural town located in the Upper Hunter Shire, in the Upper Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia.
Murrurundi is situated northwest by road from Newcastle and north from Sydney. At the the town had a population of ...
and flows generally south, joined by two minor
tributaries
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before reaching its
confluence with the
Pages River
Pages River, a perennial river of the Hunter River catchment, is located in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
The Pages River rises on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range below Mount Gregson, so ...
near Belltrees, northeast of
Scone
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. The river descends over its
course.
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See also
* Rivers of New South Wales
This 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 no ...
* List of rivers of New South Wales (A–K)
This is the first part of a list of rivers of New South Wales, Australia. With List of rivers of New South Wales (L–Z) it includes all 439 rivers, as of 7 June 2008, listed by the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales in the Geographic ...
* List of rivers of Australia
References
External links
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Rivers of the Hunter Region
Upper Hunter Shire
Hunter River (New South Wales)
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