Avon River (Wollongong)

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river_name = Avon River


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origin = Calderwood
LGA = Wollongong
County = Camden
mouth = confluence with the Cordeaux River
basin_countries = Australia
length = 38 km
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The Avon River, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, has its source about 4 km W of Calderwood and flows generally north into the Cordeaux River. [ [http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=ujQlZx Geographical Names Board] Retrieved 26 September 2008]

This river is in the Wollongong, New South Wales Local Government Area and the Camden County, New South Wales.

The Avon River is one of four rivers that belong to the Upper Nepean Scheme. The Avon Dam, which is the largest of the four upper Nepean dams in the scheme by capacity, was commenced in 1921 and completed in 1927 to serve the Sydney area. In 1963, it was diverted to meet the increasing needs of the Illawarra region and today supplies all of Wollongong. [ [http://www.visitnsw.com/town/Bargo/Avon_Dam/info.aspx Avon Dam] Retrieved on 6 October 2008]

ee also

*List of rivers of Australia
*List of rivers in New South Wales (A-K)
*Rivers of New South Wales

Citations

References

* New South Wales Ordnance Survey maps. Various dates.

External links

* [http://www.visitnsw.com/town/Bargo/Avon_Dam/info.aspx Avon Dam]