Bettowynd Creek

Bettowynd Creek
Etymology	Aboriginal: a place where water lilies abound[1]
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	South East Corner (IBRA), Southern Tablelands
Local government area	Queanbeyan–Palerang
Physical characteristics
Source	below Benmanang Range, Great Dividing Range
• location	near Majors Creek
• elevation	430 m (1,410 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Deua River
• location	south of Monga National Park
• elevation	104 m (341 ft)
Length	16 km (9.9 mi)
Basin features
River system	Moruya River catchment
National park	Monga NP
[2][3]

Bettowynd Creek, a partly perennial stream of the Moruya River catchment, is located in the Southern Tablelands and South Coast regions of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

Bettowynd Creek rises below Benmanang Range, about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south southwest of the village of Majors Creek, on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range. The river flows generally northeast and then southeast before reaching its confluence with the Deua River in remote country south of the Monga National Park.[2] The river descends 311 metres (1,020 ft) over its 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) course.[3]

See also

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

References

1. "Araluen". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
2. "Bettowynd Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
3. "Map of Bettowynd Creek, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 2 October 2013.

External links

• "Moruya River catchment" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.

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