Clouds Creek Explained

Clouds Creek
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Australia
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:New South Wales
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:New England Tablelands (IBRA), Northern Tablelands
Subdivision Type5:Local government area
Subdivision Name5:Clarence Valley
Length:40km (30miles)
Source1:Great Dividing Range
Source1 Location:near Sheas Nob, Ellis State Forest
Source1 Elevation:749m (2,457feet)
Mouth:confluence with the Nymboida River
Mouth Location:Benabar, south of Nymboida
Mouth Elevation:193m (633feet)
River System:Clarence River catchment
Custom Label:National parks
Extra:[1]

The Clouds Creek, a perennial stream that is part of the Clarence River catchment, is located in the Northern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

Clouds Creek rises in the Ellis State Forest, about west southwest of Sheas Nob, within the Great Dividing Range, south southwest of Grafton. The river flows generally to the east then north before reaching its confluence with the Nymboida River at Benabar, a locality on the Armidale Road, south of Nymboida. The river descends over its course,[1] including descending over Clouds Creek Falls about northwest of Kurrajong Spur.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Map of Clouds Creek, NSW. Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. 4 October 2013.