| Corindi River Redbank River, Corindi Creek[1] | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| IBRA | NSW North Coast |
| District | Northern Rivers |
| Local government area | Clarence Valley |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Knobbys Lookout |
| • location | west of Woolgoolga |
| • elevation | 97 m (318 ft) |
| Mouth | Coral Sea, South Pacific Ocean |
• location | near Red Rock |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 30 km (19 mi) |
| Basin size | 146 km2 (56 sq mi) |
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| • left | Saltwater Creek (New South Wales) |
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Corindi River, an open mature wave dominated barrier estuary,[3] is located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia.
Corindi River rises below Knobbys Lookout, in hilly country located to the west of Woolgoolga, and flows generally north northeast, north northwest, east northeast, and northeast, before reaching its mouth with the Coral Sea of the South Pacific Ocean north of Red Rock; descending 97 metres (318 ft) over its 30 kilometres (19 mi) course.[2]
The river is transversed by the Pacific Highway near Corindi Beach.
Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia | |
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30°02′S 153°08′E / 30.033°S 153.133°E / -30.033; 153.133
