Back River (Tamworth)

Back River Barnard Gully, Back Creek
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
IBRA	New England Tablelands
District	Northern Tablelands
Local government area	Tamworth Regional
Physical characteristics
Source	Great Dividing Range
• location	near Hanging Rock, east of Nundle
• elevation	1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Barnard River
• elevation	548 m (1,798 ft)
Length	21 km (13 mi)
Basin features
River system	Manning River catchment

Back River, a perennial stream of the Manning River catchment, is located in the Northern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

Back River on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, near Hanging Rock, east of Nundle, and flows generally east and then southeast before reaching its confluence with the Barnard River. The river descends 649 metres (2,129 ft) over its 21 kilometres (13 mi) course.

See also

• Rivers of New South Wales
• List of rivers of New South Wales (A–K)
• List of rivers of Australia

References

1. ^ "Back River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
2. ^ a b "Map of Back River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 14 March 2013.

31°29′S 151°15′E / 31.483°S 151.250°E / -31.483; 151.250

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