Back River (Tamworth)

For other uses, see Back River (disambiguation).

Back River, a perennial stream of the Manning River catchment, is located in the Northern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia.

Back River Barnard Gully, Back Creek[1]
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
IBRA	New England Tablelands
District	Northern Tablelands
Local government area	Tamworth Regional
Physical characteristics
Source	Great Dividing Range
• location	near Hanging Rock, east of Nundle
• elevation	1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Barnard River
• elevation	548 m (1,798 ft)
Length	21 km (13 mi)
Basin features
River system	Manning River catchment
[2]

Course and features

Back River on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, near Hanging Rock, east of Nundle, and flows generally east and then southeast before reaching its confluence with the Barnard River. The river descends 649 metres (2,129 ft) over its 21 kilometres (13 mi) course.^[2]

See also

• New South Wales portal

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