Byrrill Creek

The Byrrill Creek is a perennial stream located in Northern Rivers region in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is the namesake of the locality of the same name.

Byrrill Creek
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	Northern Rivers
Local government area	Tweed Shire
Physical characteristics
Source	Bar Mountain
• location	near Byrrill Creek
• elevation	213 m (699 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Tweed River
• location	Terragon
• coordinates	28°26′24″S 153°16′56″E
• elevation	42.7 m (140 ft)
Length	17.9 km (11.1 mi)
Basin features
River system	Tweed River catchment
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Course and features

Byrrill Creek rises below Bar Mountain on the eastern slopes of the Tweed Range, near Byrrill Creek, and flows generally northeast, and then east, before reaching its confluence with the Tweed River near Terragon. The river descends 171 metres (561 ft) over its 17.9 kilometres (11.1 mi) course.^[2]

In 2007, the federal government proposed damming the Rous River, Oxley River and Byrill Creek.^[3]

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