The Mole River, a
watercourse
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that is one of the
Border Rivers
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and part of the
Macintyre catchment within the
Murray–Darling basin, is located in the
Northern Tablelands region of
New South Wales
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, Australia.
Course and features
Sourced from the western slopes of the
Great Dividing Range
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, the river rises at the
confluence
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of
Deepwater River and
Bluff River, west of
Sandy Flat, and flows generally to the west before reaching its confluence with the
Dumaresq River, near the village of Mole River; descending over its
course.
[
The Mole River is one of the remotest headwaters of the Murray-Darling basin; and the area drained is hilly and rocky.
In 2007, Tenterfield Shire Council called for a dam to be constructed on the Mole River.]
See also
* Rivers of New South Wales
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The principal topographic feature of New South Wales is the series of low highlands and plateaus called the Great Dividing Range, which extend from nor ...
References
External links
*
Rivers of New South Wales
Murray-Darling basin
Tweed Shire
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