Hunter River (New South Wales)

Hunter River
Coquon P.T.O., First Hunter Creek, Coal River^[1]
Hunter River; Coquon P.T.O., First Hunter Creek, Coal River
	Ship entering the mouth of the Hunter River at Newcastle
Etymology	In honour of John Hunter
Native name	Coquun (Awabakal)
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	NSW North Coast (IBRA), Sydney Basin (IBRA), Hunter
Local government areas	Upper Hunter, Muswellbrook, Singleton, Maitland, Dungog, Port Stephens, Newcastle
Major settlements and towns	Aberdeen, Muswellbrook, Denman, Jerrys Plains, Singleton, Maitland, Morpeth, Raymond Terrace, Newcastle
Physical characteristics
Source	Mount Royal Range, Liverpool Range
• location	within Barrington Tops National Park, Upper Hunter
• coordinates	31°53′36.5″S 151°27′04.4″E / 31.893472°S 151.451222°E
• elevation	1,420 m (4,660 ft)
Mouth	Tasman Sea
• location	between Nobbys Head and Stockton
• coordinates	32°55′S 151°47′E / 32.92°S 151.79°E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	300 km (190 mi)
Basin size	21,367 km2 (8,250 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	Near mouth
• average	52.4 m3/s (1,650 GL/a)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Moonan Brook, Stewarts Brook, Paterson River, Williams River
• right	Pages Creek, Pages River, Goulburn River, Wollombi Brook
Bridges	Ellerston, Aberdeen, Muswellbrook, Denman, Golden Highway, Singleton (x3), Elderslie, Melville Ford, Bolwarra Heights (rail), Maitland, Lorn, Morpeth, Millers Forest/Nelsons Plains, Hexham, Ash Island, Kooragang (rail), Tourle Street, Stockton
National park	Barrington Tops

The Hunter River (Wonnarua: Coquun^[6]) is a major river in New South Wales, Australia. The Hunter River rises in the Liverpool Range and flows generally south and then east, reaching the Tasman Sea at Newcastle, the second largest city in New South Wales and a major harbour port. Its lower reaches form an open and trained mature wave dominated barrier estuary.^[7]

^ ^a ^b "Hunter River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Estuaries of NSW: Hunter River". Office of Environment & Heritage. Government of New South Wales. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
^ "East Coastal Watersheds".
^ "Map of Hunter River (1), NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
^ "Map of Hunter River (2), NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
^ "Media Release, Indigenous Naming Comes To Newcastle" (PDF). Geographical Names Board NSW Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
^ Roy, P. S; Williams, R. J; Jones, A. R; Yassini, I; et al. (2001). "Structure and Function of South-east Australian Estuaries". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 53: 351–384. doi:10.1006/ecss.2001.0796.

[gnb-1] "Hunter River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 March 2013.

[OEH-2] "Estuaries of NSW: Hunter River". Office of Environment & Heritage. Government of New South Wales. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2013.

[East_Coastal_Watersheds-3] "East Coastal Watersheds".

[bonzle-4] "Map of Hunter River (1), NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 22 March 2013.

[bonzle1-5] "Map of Hunter River (2), NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 22 March 2013.

[6] "Media Release, Indigenous Naming Comes To Newcastle" (PDF). Geographical Names Board NSW Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.

[roy-7] Roy, P. S; Williams, R. J; Jones, A. R; Yassini, I; et al. (2001). "Structure and Function of South-east Australian Estuaries". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 53: 351–384. doi:10.1006/ecss.2001.0796.

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Hunter River Coquon P.T.O., First Hunter Creek, Coal River^[1]
Ship entering the mouth of the Hunter River at Newcastle
Etymology	In honour of John Hunter^[1]
Native name	Coquun (Awabakal)
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	NSW North Coast (IBRA), Sydney Basin (IBRA), Hunter
Local government areas	Upper Hunter, Muswellbrook, Singleton, Maitland, Dungog, Port Stephens, Newcastle
Major settlements and towns	Aberdeen, Muswellbrook, Denman, Jerrys Plains, Singleton, Maitland, Morpeth, Raymond Terrace, Newcastle
Physical characteristics

Source	Mount Royal Range, Liverpool Range
• location	within Barrington Tops National Park, Upper Hunter
• coordinates	31°53′36.5″S 151°27′04.4″E / 31.893472°S 151.451222°E / -31.893472; 151.451222
• elevation	1,420 m (4,660 ft)

Mouth	Tasman Sea
• location	between Nobbys Head and Stockton
• coordinates	32°55′S 151°47′E / 32.92°S 151.79°E / -32.92; 151.79
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	300 km (190 mi)^[2]
Basin size	21,367 km² (8,250 sq mi)^[2]

Discharge
• location	Near mouth
• average	52.4 m³/s (1,650 GL/a)^[3]

Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Moonan Brook, Stewarts Brook, Paterson River, Williams River
• right	Pages Creek, Pages River, Goulburn River, Wollombi Brook
Bridges	Ellerston, Aberdeen, Muswellbrook, Denman, Golden Highway, Singleton (x3), Elderslie, Melville Ford, Bolwarra Heights (rail), Maitland, Lorn, Morpeth, Millers Forest/Nelsons Plains, Hexham, Ash Island, Kooragang (rail), Tourle Street, Stockton
National park	Barrington Tops
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