Colo River
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| Native name | Template:Native name checker |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | Sydney Basin (IBRA), Central Tablelands, Blue Mountains |
| Municipalities | Lithgow, Hawkesbury |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | confluence with the Hawkesbury River |
• location | near Lower Portland |
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• elevation | Template:Infobox river/calcunit |
| Length | Template:Infobox river/calcunit |
Basin size | Template:Infobox river/calcunit |
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| • average | Template:Infobox river/calcunit |
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| Basin features | |
| River system | Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Wollemi Creek, Dooli Creek, Angorawa Creek |
| • right | Tambo Creek, Main Creek (New South Wales), Wollangambe River, Blacksmiths Creek (New South Wales), Gospers Creek |
| Bridges | unnamed (Putty Road File:AUS Alphanumeric Route B84.svg) |
| National parks | Blue Mountains NP, Wollemi NP |
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The Colo River, a perennial stream[2][3] that is part of the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment, is located in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia.
Course
The Colo River rises on the Great Dividing Range, northeast of Newnes, formed by the confluence of the Wolgan River and the Capertee River, which respectively drain the Wolgan and Capertee Valleys north of Lithgow. Colo River flows eastwards and then south through a deep gorge in the northern section of the Blue Mountains. The majority of the river lies in Wollemi National Park. The middle Colo is inaccessible, rugged and remote. The wilderness was saved from development, logging and damming in the late 1970s by the Colo Committee and other environmentalists. Emerging from the wilderness region, the lower part of the Colo River flows through a scenic, narrow agricultural valley and reaches the Hawkesbury River at Lower Portland north of Windsor. Tributaries of the Colo include the Capertee River, Wolgan River, Wollangambe River and Wollemi Creek. The river descends 214 metres (702 ft) over its 86-kilometre (53 mi) course.[1]
At Colo, the river is crossed by the Putty Road (B84).
Parts of the area surrounding the river, including both the Blue Mountains National Park and the Wollemi National Park have received World Heritage listing, due in part to the discovery of the Wollemi Pine, often described as a 'living fossil' from the age of the dinosaurs. The Colo River gorge contains many boulder-rapids that alternate with deep pools. Even though this area is relatively close to the Sydney metropolitan area, the Colo River flows through the largest wilderness area in New South Wales. Local volunteer bush regeneration groups such as the "Friends of the Colo" have been helping eradicate invasive exotic weeds in the area surrounding the river.[4]
History
The traditional custodians of the land surrounding the Colo River are the Australian Aboriginal peoples of the Dharug and Darkinjung nations.[5]
The area of the lower Colo River was first explored by Europeans in June 1789 by Governor Phillip. Settlement commenced there from the early 1800s via land grants.[6] However, the first recorded European exploration of the forty kilometres of rugged gorge further upstream did not occur until 1831-33, when surveyor Frederick D'Arcy was tasked with mapping the area.[7] In the 1880s it was proposed to build a railway line up the river, and its tributary the Capertee River, as an alternative to the established line over the Blue Mountains. A survey track was built all the way up the river, but the plan was abandoned.[8]
Recreation
Bushwalking, canoeing, packrafting, fishing, and accommodation retreats are all popular recreation activities along various parts of the Colo River.
See also
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References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Colo River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Colo River (13347)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 February 2013.Script error: No such module "EditAtWikidata".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Colo River (13372)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 February 2013.Script error: No such module "EditAtWikidata".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Twenty years of adventure conservation 2000-2020". Trove. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Macqueen, Andy (2004). Somewhat perilous: the journeys of Singleton, Parr, Howe, Myles and Blaxland in the Northern Blue Mountains. Wentworth Falls: Andy Macqueen. pp. 17–22. ISBN 0 646 43827 1.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."History Colo River". Colo River NSW. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Macqueen, Andy (2017). Wayfaring in Wollemi: stories of people in wilderness. Wentworth Falls: Andy Macqueen. pp. 67–80. ISBN 9780646974132.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Macqueen, Andy (2017). Wayfaring in Wollemi: stories of people in wilderness. Wentworth Falls: Andy Macqueen. pp. 187–202. ISBN 9780646974132.
External links
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Camping at Upper Colo Reserve". Parks & Recreation. Hawkesbury City Council. 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
- Colo River Subcatchment at the Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment Management Authority website
- Colo River Subcatchment
- https://sites.google.com/view/friendsofthecolo/home Friends of the Colo
Further reading
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Corlis, Brian (2005). Colo River passes and routes. Glenmore Park, NSW: B. Corlis. p. 31. ISBN 0-6464-4721-1.
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