Oxley River

Oxley River
Middle Arm Tweed River^[1]
Oxley River; Middle Arm Tweed River
	The mouth of the Oxley River, located in New South Wales
Etymology	In honour of explorer, John Oxley
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	NSW North Coast (IBRA)
LGA	Tweed
City	Murwillumbah
Physical characteristics
Source	Mount Durigan, McPherson Range
Source confluence	Hopping Dicks Creek and Tyalgum Creek
• location	near Tyalgum
• elevation	85 m (279 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Tweed River
• location	Byangum, near Murwillumbah
• coordinates	28°21′20″S 153°21′38″E / 28.35556°S 153.36056°E
• elevation	7 m (23 ft)
Length	23 km (14 mi)
Basin features
River system	Tweed River catchment
National park	Mount Warning NP

Oxley River, a perennial river of the Tweed River catchment, is located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

Formed by the confluence of the Hopping Dicks Creek and Tyalgum Creek, Oxley River rises below Mount Durigan on the southern slopes of the McPherson Range, near Tyalgum, and flows generally south by east, and then east, before reaching its confluence with the Tweed River near Murwillumbah. The river descends 78 metres (256 ft) over its 23 kilometres (14 mi) course.^[2]

In 2007, the federal government proposed damming the Rous River, Oxley River and Byrrill Creek.^[3] Local opposition to the plan was formed via the Save the Caldera Rivers Campaign, in an effort to stop the proposed dams from being built.