Kangaroo River | |
Kangaroo Creek | |
Mostly perennial stream | |
Country | Australia |
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State | New South Wales |
Regions | New England Tablelands (IBRA), Northern Tablelands |
local government area | Clarence Valley |
Part of | Clarence River catchment |
Tributaries | |
- right | Towallum River |
Source | Great Dividing Range |
- location | near Moleton, southwest of Glenreagh |
- elevation | 368 m (1,207 ft) |
Mouth | confluence with Orara River |
- location | southeast of Coutts Crossing |
- elevation | 34 m (112 ft) |
Length | 51 km (32 mi) |
National park | Nymboida National Park |
Kangaroo River, a watercourse of the Clarence River catchment, is located in the Northern Tablelands district of New South Wales, Australia.
Kangaroo River rises on the slopes of the Great Dividing Range, near Moleton, southwest of Glenreagh, and flows generally north by west and then north by east, joined by the Towallum River before forming its confluence with the Orara River, southeast of Coutts Crossing. The river descends 334 metres (1,096 ft) over its 51 kilometres (32 mi) course; and flows through the Nymboida National Park in its upper reaches.
Coordinates: 28°39′S 152°16′E / 28.650°S 152.267°E