The Mooney Mooney Creek, a
perennial river
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that is part of the
Hawkesbury-
Nepean catchment, is located in the
Central Coast region of
New South Wales
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,
Australia
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.
Course and features
The Mooney Mooney Creek rises southeast of
Central Mangrove
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A local government area (LGA) is an administrative divis ...
below
Peats Ridge, and flows generally south before reaching its
confluence
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with the
Hawkesbury River
The Hawkesbury River, or Hawkesbury-Nepean River (Dharug language, Dharug: Dyarubbin) is a river located northwest of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The Hawkesbury River and its associated main tributary, the Nepean River, almost encircle ...
at the locality of
Mooney Mooney. The river descends over its
course
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.
[
Although called a creek, the watercourse is designated as a river,][ and is impounded by the Mooney Mooney Upper Dam, below Mount White. The Pacific Motorway, via the Mooney Mooney Bridge, and the ]Central Coast Highway
Central Coast Highway is a highway through the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It connects Pacific Motorway ( M1) at Kariong with Pacific Highway (A43) at Doyalson. The highway was named after the region it goes through ...
crosses the river, both east of the Calga interchange.[
]
See also
* List of rivers of Australia
Rivers are ordered alphabetically, by state. The same river may be found in more than one state as many rivers cross state borders.
Longest rivers nationally
Longest river by state or territory
Although the Murray River forms much of the bor ...
* List of rivers of New South Wales (L–Z)
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* Mooney Mooney Bridge
* 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 nor ...
References
Rivers of New South Wales
Central Coast (New South Wales)
Hawkesbury River
Central Coast Council (New South Wales)
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