Blackwater Creek | |
Perennial stream | |
Country | Australia |
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State | New South Wales |
Regions | NSW North Coast (IBRA), Hunter |
Local government area | Muswellbrook |
Part of | Hunter River catchment |
Source | Great Dividing Range |
- location | below Mount Coricudgy |
- elevation | 728 m (2,388 ft) |
Mouth | Widden Brook |
- location | south southwest of Denman |
- elevation | 226 m (741 ft) |
Length | 34 km (21 mi) |
Blackwater Creek, a perennial stream of the Hunter River catchment, is located in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia.
The Blackwater Creek rises below Mount Coricudgy, on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range. The river flows generally northeast and then northwest before reaching its confluence with the Widden Brook in remote country south southwest of Denman. The river descends 502 metres (1,647 ft) over its 34 metres (112 ft) course.
Coordinates: 32°45′S 150°28′E / 32.750°S 150.467°E