Styx River (New South Wales)

For other uses, see Styx River (disambiguation).

Styx River, a perennial stream of the Macleay River catchment, is located in the Northern Tablelands district of New South Wales, Australia.

Styx River
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
IBRA	New England Tablelands
District	Northern Tablelands
local government area	Armidale
Physical characteristics
Source	Great Dividing Range
• location	below Point Lookout, near Ebor
• elevation	1,400 m (4,600 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Chandler River
• location	near Jeogla
• elevation	277 m (909 ft)
Length	60 km (37 mi)
Basin features
River system	Macleay River catchment
Tributaries
• right	Serpentine Creek, Jeogla Creek
National park	New England NP, Oxley Wild Rivers NP
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Course and features

The Styx River starts below Point Lookout in the Great Dividing Range along the eastern escarpment of the Northern Tablelands, south southeast of Ebor, and flows generally southwest, joined by two minor tributaries before reaching its confluence with the Chandler River, south southwest of Jeogla. The river descends 1,120 metres (3,670 ft) over its 60 kilometres (37 mi) course;^[1] rapidly descending into a deep gorge where it meets the Chandler River.^[2]

See also

• New South Wales portal

• List of rivers of Australia