Ellenborough River | |
Perennial river | |
Ellenborough River downstream of Ellenborough Falls.
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Country | Australia |
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State | New South Wales |
Regions | NSW North Coast (IBRA), Mid North Coast |
Local government areas | Port Macquarie-Hastings |
Part of | Hastings River catchment |
Source | Great Dividing Range |
- location | southwest of Blue Knob |
- elevation | 772 m (2,533 ft) |
Mouth | confluence with the Hastings River |
- location | near Ellenborough |
- elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
Length | 70 km (43 mi) |
National parks | Tapin Tops, Biriwal Bulga |
Waterfall | Ellenborough Falls |
Ellenborough River, a perennial river of the Hastings River catchment, is located in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.
Ellenborough River rises on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, southwest of Blue Knob, and flows generally northeast before reaching its confluence with the Hastings River, near Ellenborough. The river descends 717 metres (2,352 ft) over its 70 kilometres (43 mi) course.
The river descends over Ellenborough Falls, a sheer drop of circa 160 metres (520 ft), located on the middle reaches of the river, south of Biriwal Bulga National Park.
Coordinates: 31°26′S 152°28′E / 31.433°S 152.467°E