Wilsons River (New South Wales)

Wilsons River
Wilsons Creek, North Arm Richmond River^[1]
Wilsons River; Wilsons Creek, North Arm Richmond River
	Wilsons River flowing through Lismore, 2023
	Location of the Wilsons River mouth in New South Wales
Etymology	In honour of William Wilson
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	NSW North Coast (IBRA), Northern Rivers
LGAs	Byron, Richmond Valley, Lismore
City	Lismore
Physical characteristics
Source	Nightcap National Park
• location	near Jerusalem Mountain
• elevation	362 m (1,188 ft)
Mouth	Richmond River
• location	near Coraki
• coordinates	28°59′2″S 153°17′19″E / 28.98389°S 153.28861°E
• elevation	3.6 m (12 ft)
Length	131 km (81 mi)
Discharge
• average	200 m3/s (7,100 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River system	Richmond River catchment
Tributaries
• left	Byron Creek
• right	Coopers Creek, Leycester Creek
Bridges	Upper Wilsons Creek Road bridge; Wilsons Creek Road bridge; Black Bean Road bridge; Lilly Pilly Road bridge; Parmenters Road bridge; Goonengerry Road bridge; Coorabell Road bridge; Waltons Road bridge; O'Meara's Bridge; Bangalow Road bridge (1); Scarrabelottis Road bridge; Booyong Bridge; Railway bridge, Eltham; Eltham Road bridge; Bangalow Road bridge (2); In Lismore: Molesworth Street bridge; Fawcett Bridge; Ballina Street bridge (Bruxner Highway); Wyrallah Ferry Road bridge;
National park	Nightcap National Park

Wilsons River, a perennial river and part of the Richmond River catchment, is situated in the Northern Rivers district of New South Wales, Australia.

^ ^a ^b "Wilsons River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 September 2008.
^ "Map of Wilsons River, NSW". Bonzle.com. Retrieved 3 February 2013.