Wards River

Wards River
Wards River
Etymology	In honour of William Ward, a founding director of AA Co
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	NSW North Coast (IBRA), Mid North Coast, Upper Hunter
Local government area	Mid-Coast Council
Physical characteristics
Source	Kyle Range, Great Dividing Range
• location	near Waukivory, Gloucester
• elevation	399 m (1,309 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Mammy Johnsons River
• location	Johnsons Creek, near Stroud
• elevation	65 m (213 ft)
Length	31 km (19 mi)
Basin features
River system	Mid-Coast Council
Tributaries
• right	Spring Creek (New South Wales)

Wards River, a mostly perennial river of the Mid-Coast Council^[2] system, is located in the Mid North Coast and Upper Hunter regions of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features edit

Wards River rises within Kyle Range of the Great Dividing Range, near Waukivory, south southeast of Gloucester, and flows generally west and south, joined by one minor tributary, before reaching its confluence with Mammy Johnsons River at the locale of Johnsons Creek, north of Stroud. The river descends 334 metres (1,096 ft) over its 31 kilometres (19 mi) course.^[3]

First surveyed by European explorers during the 1820s, the river was named in honour of William Ward, a founding director of Australian Agricultural Company.^[1]

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Wards River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Lakes". Great Lakes Tourism. Great Lakes Council. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Map of Wards River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 19 March 2013.