Little River (Oberon)

For other uses, see Little River (disambiguation).

The Little River, a perennial river^[1] that is part of the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment, is located in the Central Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia.

Little
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	South Eastern Highlands (IBRA), Central Tablelands
Local government area	Oberon
Physical characteristics
Source	Mini Mini Range and Black Range
• location	north of the Jenolan Caves
• elevation	1,000 m (3,300 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Coxs River
• location	near Ironpot Mountain
• elevation	254 m (833 ft)
Length	16 km (9.9 mi)
Basin features
River system	Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment
National park	Blue Mountains, Kanangra-Boyd
[1][2]

Course and features

The Little River rises between the Mini Mini Range and Black Range within the Great Dividing Range, and flows generally east southeast, before reaching its confluence with the Coxs River on the south-western boundary of the Blue Mountains National Park, near Ironpot Mountain, within the Kanangra-Boyd National Park. The river descends 746 metres (2,448 ft) over its 16-kilometre (9.9 mi) course as it flows through the Jenolan State Forest.^[2]

See also

• New South Wales portal
• Water portal
• Environment portal

• List of rivers of New South Wales (L–Z)
• List of rivers of Australia
• Rivers of New South Wales

References

1. "Little River (Oberon LGA)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
2. "Little River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 3 April 2013.

External links

• "Mid Coxs River Subcatchment" (PDF). Hawkesbury Nepean River Health Strategy. Hawkesbury Nepean Catchment Management Authority. 2008. pp. 53–56.

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