Wards River
EtymologyIn honour of William Ward, a founding director of AA Co[1]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
RegionNSW North Coast (IBRA), Mid North Coast, Upper Hunter
Local government areaMid-Coast Council
Physical characteristics
SourceKyle Range, Great Dividing Range
 • locationnear Waukivory, Gloucester
 • elevation399 m (1,309 ft)
Mouthconfluence with the Mammy Johnsons River
 • location
Johnsons Creek, near Stroud
 • elevation
65 m (213 ft)
Length31 km (19 mi)
Basin features
River systemMid-Coast Council[2]
Tributaries 
 • rightSpring Creek (New South Wales)
[3]

Wards River, a mostly perennial river of the Mid-Coast Council[2] system, is located in the Mid North Coast and Upper Hunter regions of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

Wards River rises within Kyle Range of the Great Dividing Range, near Waukivory, south southeast of Gloucester, and flows generally west and south, joined by one minor tributary, before reaching its confluence with Mammy Johnsons River at the locale of Johnsons Creek, north of Stroud. The river descends 334 metres (1,096 ft) over its 31 kilometres (19 mi) course.[3]

First surveyed by European explorers during the 1820s, the river was named in honour of William Ward, a founding director of Australian Agricultural Company.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Wards River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 March 2013. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Lakes". Great Lakes Tourism. Great Lakes Council. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Map of Wards River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 19 March 2013.

External links

32°15′S 151°57′E / 32.250°S 151.950°E / -32.250; 151.950


River systems and rivers of Hunter-Central Rivers catchment, New South Wales, Australia
River systems and rivers of New South Wales, Australia
Towns, suburbs and localities of Mid-Coast Council, New South Wales
Significant places & items of interest in the Hunter Region of New South Wales
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