Macquarie Rivulet should not be confused with Macquarie River.
Macquarie Rivulet | |
Name Etymology: | In honour of Lachlan Macquarie |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Australia |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | New South Wales |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | Sydney Basin (IBRA), Southern Highlands, Illawarra |
Subdivision Type5: | Local government areas |
Subdivision Name5: | Wingecarribee, City of Shellharbour |
Length: | 23km (14miles) |
Source1: | Illawarra escarpment |
Source1 Location: | near Robertson |
Mouth: | Lake Illawarra |
Mouth Location: | east of Yallah |
Custom Label: | National park |
Custom Data: | Macquarie Pass NP |
Macquarie Rivulet is a perennial river located in the Southern Highlands and Illawarra regions of New South Wales, Australia.
Macquarie Rivulet rises within the Macquarie Pass National Park on the eastern slopes of the Illawarra escarpment and drains the eastern edge of the Southern Highlands plateau. The headwaters of the rivulet gather approximately northeast of the town of Robertson and north of the Macquarie Pass. The rivulet flows generally east by north before reaching its mouth within Lake Illawarra, east of the Shellharbour suburb of Yallah.
The Princes Highway crosses the Macquarie Rivulet at Yallah.