Styx River (New South Wales) Explained

Styx River
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Australia
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:New South Wales
Subdivision Type3:IBRA
Subdivision Name3:New England Tablelands
Subdivision Type4:District
Subdivision Name4:Northern Tablelands
Subdivision Type5:local government area
Subdivision Name5:Armidale
Length:60km (40miles)
Source1:Snowy Range, Great Dividing Range
Source1 Location:below Point Lookout, near Ebor
Source1 Elevation:1400m (4,600feet)
Mouth:confluence with the Chandler River
Mouth Location:near Jeogla
Mouth Elevation:277m (909feet)
River System:Macleay River catchment
Tributaries Right:Serpentine Creek, Jeogla Creek
Custom Label:National park
Custom Data:New England NP, Oxley Wild Rivers NP
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Styx River, a perennial stream of the Macleay River catchment, is located in the Northern Tablelands district of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

Styx River rises below Point Lookout in the Snowy Range, a spur of the Great Dividing Range which forms part of the eastern escarpment of the Northern Tablelands, south southeast of Ebor, and flows generally southwest, joined by two minor tributaries before reaching its confluence with the Chandler River, south southwest of Jeogla. The river descends over its course;[1] rapidly descending into a deep gorge where it meets the Chandler River.[2]

The Styx goes through part of the Jenolan Caves complex at one point.[3] [4] [5]

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Map of Styx River, NSW . Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia . 4 March 2013.
  2. Carrai . Division of National Mapping . 1972 .
  3. Web site: River Styx in the Jenolan Caves, New South Wales, 1 December 1933 [picture].]. 2021-01-02. Trove. en.
  4. Web site: Learn all About Caves at Jenolan. 2021-01-02. jenolancaves.org.au.
  5. Web site: 2016-08-28. A Day at the Caves. 2021-01-02. Mountain Whispers. en-AU.