- Bellinger River
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river_name = Bellinger River
image_size = 260 px
caption = Bellinger River in the Bellingen valley
origin =Great Dividing Range
mouth =Pacific Ocean
basin_countries = Australia
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elevation =
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watershed = 3,461 km² [cite web |url=http://www.anra.gov.au/topics/land/carbon/nsw/basin-bellinger-river.html |title=Landscape - carbon, nutrients, water and productivity - Bellinger River |accessdate=2008-05-05 |format= |work=Australian Natural Resources Atlas ]The Bellinger River is a river on the mid north coast of
New South Wales .Clement Hodgkinson was the first person to explore the area in March 1841.Boggy Creek, Woods Creek and Hydes Creek are all tributaries of the Bellinger River. The mouth of the river enters the Pacific Ocean near Repton. The river runs through the towns of Thora and Bellingen.
Waterfall Way runs along the banks of the Bellinger River and towards the coast the river is crossed by the Pacific Highway.Parts of the Bellinger River are contained within the
Bellinger River National Park and theNew England National Park . Other land uses in the valley include livestock grazing and forestry.ee also
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Rivers of New South Wales References
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