Ralfes Creek Explained

Ralfes Creek
Name Other:Sheepstation Creek, Ralfes Rivulet
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Australia
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:New South Wales
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:NSW North Coast (IBRA), Mid North Coast
Subdivision Type5:Local government area
Subdivision Name5:Port Macquarie-Hastings
Length:28km (17miles)
Source1:Great Dividing Range
Source1 Location:Doyles River State Forest
Source1 Elevation:869m (2,851feet)
Mouth:confluence with the Hastings River
Mouth Location:near Ellenborough
Mouth Elevation:115m (377feet)
River System:Hastings River catchment
Custom Label:National park
Extra:[1]

The Ralfes Creek, a perennial stream that is part of the Hastings River catchment, is located in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

Ralfes Creek rises within the Great Dividing Range, about northeast of the Oxley Trigonometrical Station, within the Doyles River State Forest. The river flows generally southeast, northeast, southeast, and then north northeast before reaching its confluence with the Hastings River west of the locality of Ellenborough. The river descends over its course.[1]

The Oxley Highway transverses the river near its confluence with the Hastings River.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Map of Ralfes Creek, NSW. Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. 6 October 2013.