Tweed River (New South Wales)
| Tweed River | |
| South Arm Tweed River, Jerrys Creek | |
| River | |
 View of Tweed River mouth and Duranbah Beach.
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| Name origin: River Tweed | |
| Country | Australia |
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| State | New South Wales |
| Regions | NSW North Coast (IBRA), Northern Rivers |
| LGA | Tweed |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Byrrill Creek, Korrumbyn Creek, Oxley River, Rous River |
| - right | Doon Doon Creek, Smiths Creek (Tweed), Rolands Creek, Dunbible Creek |
| City | Murwillumbah, Tweed Heads |
| Source | McPherson, Burringbar, Condong and Tweed ranges |
| - location | near Lillian Rock |
| - elevation | 169 m (554 ft) |
| Mouth | Coral Sea, South Pacific Ocean |
| - location | Point Danger |
| - coordinates | 28°10′10″S 153°33′23″E / 28.16944°S 153.55639°ECoordinates: 28°10′10″S 153°33′23″E / 28.16944°S 153.55639°E |
| Length | 78 km (48 mi) |
| Depth | 2.6 m (9 ft) |
| Volume | 56,955 m3 (2,011,347 cu ft) |
| Basin | 1,055 km2 (407 sq mi) |
| Area | 22.7 km2 (9 sq mi) |
| National park | Mount Warning NP |
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| Website: NSW Environment and Heritage webpage | |
The Tweed River is a river situated in the Northern Rivers district of New South Wales, Australia. It has a mature wave dominated, barrier estuary. From the middle reaches of its course, the state boundary between New South Wales and Queensland is located approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of the Tweed River.
The river rises on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range; with its watershed bordered by the McPherson, Burringbar, Condong and Tweed ranges and containing a catchment area of 1,055 km2 (407 sq mi). The river flows generally north east, joined by eight tributaries including the Oxley and Rous rivers before reaching its mouth at its confluence with the Coral Sea of the South Pacific Ocean, south of Point Danger; descending 173 metres (568 ft) over its 78-kilometre (48 mi) course.
On its journey, it passes through the major urban centres of Murwillumbah and Tweed Heads.
The river's drainage basin consists mostly of the erosion caldera of the Tweed Volcano, a huge extinct volcano of which Mount Warning is the volcanic plug. The Tweed River area has a fine subtropical climate, high rainfall and fertile volcanic soils. It was originally covered by rainforest, much of which has been cleared. Some remains in several national parks and reserves. The lowlands along the river are used for farming sugar cane and other crops.
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