Macquarie Rivulet
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{{Use Australian English|date=May 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
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| name_etymology = In honour of Lachlan Macquarie
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| image_caption = Aerial view showing Macqurie Rivulet entering Lake Illawarra via the curved channel at left.
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| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = Australia
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| subdivision_name2 = New South Wales
| subdivision_type3 = Region
| subdivision_name3 = Sydney Basin (IBRA), Southern Highlands, Illawarra
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| subdivision_name5 = Wingecarribee, City of Shellharbour
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| source1 = Illawarra escarpment
| source1_location = near Robertson
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| mouth = Lake Illawarra
| mouth_location = east of Yallah
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Macquarie Rivulet is a perennial river located in the Southern Highlands and Illawarra regions of New South Wales, Australia.
Location and features
Macquarie Rivulet rises within the Macquarie Pass National Park on the eastern slopes of the Illawarra escarpment and drains the eastern edge of the Southern Highlands plateau. The headwaters of the rivulet gather approximately {{convert|4|km}} northeast of the town of Robertson and north of the Macquarie Pass. The rivulet flows generally east by north before reaching its mouth within Lake Illawarra, east of the Shellharbour suburb of Yallah.{{NSW GNR|id=anYblMrXMn|title=Macquarie Rivulet|date=29 June 1973|access-date=18 May 2013}}
The Princes Highway crosses the Macquarie Rivulet at Yallah.
See also
{{portal|New South Wales}}
- {{Section link|List of rivers of Australia|New South Wales}}
- List of rivers of New South Wales (L–Z)
- Mount Murray
- Rivers of New South Wales
References
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External links
- {{cite web|url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/ieo/LakeIllawarra/maplg.htm|title=Illawarra catchments|format=map|work=Office of Environment and Heritage|publisher=Government of New South Wales}}
{{Rivers of the Southern Rivers catchment |state=autocollapse}}
{{Rivers of New South Wales |state=autocollapse}}
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Category:Rivers of New South Wales
Category:Geography of Wollongong
Category:Southern Highlands (New South Wales)
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