Nelsons Plains, New South Wales

Nelsons Plains New South Wales
Flooding at Nelsons Plains in 2007
Postcode:	2324
Coordinates:	32°42′54″S 151°43′04″E / 32.715°S 151.71778°E / -32.715; 151.71778Coordinates: 32°42′54″S 151°43′04″E / 32.715°S 151.71778°E / -32.715; 151.71778
Elevation:	2 m (7 ft) Note1
Area:	17.2 km² (6.6 sq mi) Note2
Time zone:  • Summer (DST)	AEST (UTC+10) AEDT (UTC+11)
Location:	173 km (107 mi) N of Sydney 34 km (21 mi) NNW of Newcastle 0 km (0 mi) W-N of Raymond Terrace
LGA:	Port Stephens Council[1]
Region:	Hunter[1]
County:	Durham[2]
Parish:	Seaham[2]
State District:	Maitland[3]
Federal Division:	Paterson[4]
Suburbs around Nelsons Plains: Brandy Hill Seaham Eagleton Seaham, Osterley Nelsons Plains Raymond Terrace Millers Forest Millers Forest Raymond Terrace

Nelsons Plains is a primarily rural suburb of the Port Stephens Local Government Area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.^[1][2] It is situated on Seaham Road between the Hunter and Williams rivers.^[5]

Geography

Nelsons Plains is a wedge-shaped suburb, bisected by Seaham Road, with the point of the wedge in the south-eastern corner where the Williams River joins the Hunter River.^[5] This part of the suburb is generally less than 2 metres (7 ft) above river level, making it subject to periodic flooding, as happened during the 2007 Hunter Region & Central Coast storms. In the north-eastern corner of the suburb elevations reach up to 42 m (138 ft) but to the east of Seaham Road, between the road and the Williams River, the ground slopes quickly downward to a height of less than 2 m (7 ft) above river level, making this part of the suburb also subject to flooding.

Image gallery

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  Flooding of the Hunter and Williams rivers west of Raymond Terrace at Nelsons Plains in 2007

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  Flooding of the Hunter and Williams rivers in Nelsons Plains during 2007. This view is from Seaham Road, looking to the (roughly) west.

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  Flooding of the Hunter and Williams rivers in Nelsons Plains during 2007. This view is from Seaham Road, looking to the east.

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  Confluence of the Hunter and Williams rivers at the south-eastern corner of Nelsons Plains.

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  The Fitzgerald Bridge across the Williams River, connecting Nelsons Plains on the left to Raymond Terraceon the right. Nelsons Plains can be seen behind the bridge.

Notes

1. ^ Elevations as shown on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.
2. ^ Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT) - Port Stephens". New South Wales Department of Local Government. http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_Regions.asp?regiontype=2&slacode=6400&region=HT. Retrieved 29 June 2008. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Geographical Names Register Extract: Nelsons Plains". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=ujKqZxtLTR. Retrieved 29 June 2008. 
3. ^ "Maitland". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 24 March 2007. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/electoral_districts/all_districts_/maitland. Retrieved 29 June 2008. 
4. ^ "Paterson". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 October 2007. http://apps.aec.gov.au/esearch/LocalitySearchResults.aspx?filter=Paterson&filterby=Electorate. Retrieved 29 June 2008. 
5. ^ ^{a b} "Nelsons Plains". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Management Authority. http://imagery.maps.nsw.gov.au/?role=mysuburb&search=suburb&suburb=Nelsons%20Plains. Retrieved 29 June 2008.