Beardy Waters

Not to be confused with Beardy River.

Beardy Waters, a watercourse and part of the Macintyre catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Northern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia.

Beardy Waters Maybole Creek, The Beardy Water, Beardy River, The Beardy Waters[1]
Beardy Waters at Stonehenge, NSW
Etymology	In honour of two bearded stockmen, William Chandler and John Duval[2]
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
IBRA	New England Tablelands
District	New England
Municipality	Glen Innes Severn
Physical characteristics
Source	Waterloo Range, Great Dividing Range
• location	near Glen Innes
• elevation	1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Severn River (NSW)
• elevation	884 m (2,900 ft)
Length	76 km (47 mi)
Basin features
River system	Macintyre River. Murray–Darling basin
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Etymology

The name of the river derives from two bearded stockmen, William Chandler and John Duval, who were among the first European settlers of the district through which the river flows.^[2] The river was previously known as Maybole Creek, The Beardy Water, Beardy River and The Beardy Waters.^[1]

Course

Beardy Waters rises below the Waterloo Range and Great Dividing Range, and flows generally north-east then north, before reaching its confluence with the Severn River, north of Glen Innes; descending 317 metres (1,040 ft) over its 76 kilometres (47 mi) course.^[3]

A weir construction across the Beardy Waters was commenced in October 1930 after a grant of £5,500 was made available for the work. This money was granted to pay men working on unemployment relief. Completed in July 1932 at a cost of £10,847 it has a capacity of 100 million imperial gallons (450,000 m³) with the flood gates closed.^[2]

See also

• New South Wales portal

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