Turon River
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| Turon River | |
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| Etymology | Aboriginal: Kamilaroi or Wiradjuri words choorun or yooran, the meaning of which is unknown[1] |
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| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | South Eastern Highlands (IBRA), Central West |
| Municipalities | Lithgow, Mid-Western, Bathurst |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | confluence with the Macquarie River |
• location | near Hill End |
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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 |
| • maximum | Template:Infobox river/calcunit |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Macquarie River, Murray–Darling basin |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Crudine River |
| Bridges | Wallaby Rocks Bridge |
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Turon River, a perennial stream[1] that is part of the Macquarie catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the central western district of New South Wales, Australia. Partly situated in the Turon National Park,[3] the river is host to numerous recreational and tourist activities such as horse riding, gold panning, canoeing, camping, and seasonal fishing.
Geography
The Turon River rises on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in the Capertee Valley, west of Ben Bullen, and flows generally to the north west and then west, joined by the Crudine River, and then forms its confluence with the Macquarie River south west of Hill End; dropping 372 metres (1,220 ft) over the course of its 117 kilometres (73 mi) length.
The upper reaches of the Turon River are partly bound by Turon National Park, established in 2002, while the lower reaches open onto private grazing property.
The river is crossed by the Wallaby Rocks Bridge that carries the Hill End Road, located at Wallaby Rocks.[4]
Gold rush
The Turon River is well renowned because it was the site of one of Australia's first alluvial gold rushes.[5] During the gold rush Chinese migrant workers built a water race to bring water to mining operations along sections of the Turon River. Many parts of the race can still be seen today, such as at Turon Gates.[6]
See also
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References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Turon River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 January 2013.Script error: No such module "EditAtWikidata".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Map of Turon River". Bonzle.com. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Turon National Park". nationalparks.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mining Heritage – Profile 3 – Alluvial Gold". Australian Heritage Council. Retrieved 11 November 2007.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Turon Gates Country Retreat". Turon Gates. 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
External links
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Macquarie-Bogan River catchment" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.
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