Hastings River
Mooraback Creek |
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| Etymology | In honour of 1st Marquess of Hastings |
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| Native name | Doongang (Birrpayi) |
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| Country | Australia |
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| State | New South Wales |
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| IBRA | New England Tablelands, NSW North Coast |
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| District | Northern Tablelands, Mid North Coast |
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| local government area | Port Macquarie-Hastings |
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| Source | Great Dividing Range |
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| • location | southwest of Kemps Pinnacle, within Oxley Wild Rivers National Park |
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| • coordinates | 31°25′54″S 152°22′4″E / 31.43167°S 152.36778°E / -31.43167; 152.36778 |
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| • elevation | 1,040 m (3,410 ft) |
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| Mouth | Tasman Sea, South Pacific Ocean |
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• location | Port Macquarie |
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• coordinates | 31°25′48″S 152°55′12″E / 31.43000°S 152.92000°E / -31.43000; 152.92000 |
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• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
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| Length | 180 km (110 mi) |
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| Basin size | 3,658 km2 (1,412 sq mi) |
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| Discharge | |
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| • location | Near mouth |
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| • average | 46.6 m3/s (1,470 GL/a) |
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| Tributaries | |
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| • left | Forbes River, Pappinbarra River, Mortons Creek, Maria River |
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| • right | Fenwicks Creek, Tobins River, Ralfes Creek, Ellenborough River, Thone River |
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| National Parks | Oxley Wild Rivers, Werrikimbe, Cottan-Bimbang |
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Hastings River (Birpai: Doongang), an open and trained intermediate wave dominated barrier estuary, is located in the Northern Tablelands and Mid North Coast districts of New South Wales, Australia.
