Allyn River

Allyn
River
256px Allyn River, surrounded by sub tropical rainforest
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Regions	NSW North Coast (IBRA), Hunter
Local government area	Dungong
Part of	Hunter River catchment
Tributaries
- left	Chads Creek, Stony Creek (Dungog, New South Wales), Lewinsbrook Creek, McIntyre Creek, Mirari Creek
- right	Masseys Creek, Bucks Creek
Town	East Gresford
Source	Allyn Range, Barrington Tops
- location	near Careys Peak
- elevation	655 m (2,149 ft)
- coordinates
Mouth	Paterson River
- location	Vacy
- elevation	15 m (49 ft)
- coordinates
Length	82 km (51 mi)
Location of the Allyn River mouth in New South Wales
Wikimedia Commons: Allyn River

Allyn River, a perennial stream of the Hunter River catchment, is located in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course

Allyn River rises on Allyn Range, on the slopes of the Gondwana Rainforests Barrington Tops, west of Careys Peak, and flows generally southeast, joined by seven minor tributaries, before reaching its confluence with the Paterson River near Vacy; descending 640 metres (2,100 ft) over its 82-kilometre (51 mi) course.

The course of the river flows through World Heritage listed high altitude rainforest, noted for its Antarctic Beech; and then through lower altitude subtropical rainforest, including trees such as Red Cedar and Small leaf fig. Some of the River Oak growing beside the stream are over 50 metres (160 ft) in height. Logging has been practiced in the area since the 1820s.

History

The Allyn River valley is the traditional territory of the Gringai clan of the Wonnarua people, a group of indigenous people of Australia.

See also

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