Ellenborough River

Ellenborough River
Perennial river
Ellenborough River downstream of Ellenborough Falls.
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Regions	NSW North Coast (IBRA), Mid North Coast
Local government areas	Port Macquarie-Hastings
Part of	Hastings River catchment
Source	Great Dividing Range
- location	southwest of Blue Knob
- elevation	772 m (2,533 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Hastings River
- location	near Ellenborough
- elevation	55 m (180 ft)
Length	70 km (43 mi)
National parks	Tapin Tops, Biriwal Bulga
Waterfall	Ellenborough Falls

Ellenborough River, a perennial river of the Hastings River catchment, is located in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

Ellenborough River rises on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, southwest of Blue Knob, and flows generally northeast before reaching its confluence with the Hastings River, near Ellenborough. The river descends 717 metres (2,352 ft) over its 70 kilometres (43 mi) course.

The river descends over Ellenborough Falls, a sheer drop of circa 160 metres (520 ft), located on the middle reaches of the river, south of Biriwal Bulga National Park.

See also

• Rivers of New South Wales
• List of rivers of Australia