Oaky River

Oaky River
The Oaky River Dam and gorge, New South Wales
Origin	Round Mountain, New South Wales
Mouth	confluence with the Chandler River
Basin countries	Australia
Length	40
Source elevation	1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Mouth elevation	315 m (1,033 ft)

The Oaky River is a river of the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales in Australia. This river rises below Round Mountain and flows approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) in a mostly south westerly direction to its confluence with the Chandler River. The Ponds Creek is the main tributary of the river. Oaky River passes into the Oaky River Power Station Dam before it drops into the rugged Oaky River Gorge for a total drop in elevation about 885 metres. The Oaky River and its tributaries are trout streams and platypus may be sighted in the waters.^{[1] [2]}

The Oaky River Power Station Dam is approximately 40 km from Armidale. When full the dam covers an area of around 42 hectares and holds 2,780 mega litres of water. Power supplied by the Oaky River Hydro Electric scheme feeds into Country Energy’s network.^[3]

See also

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

References

1. ^ NSW Fisheries Retrieved 2011-2-26
2. ^ [1] Retrieved 2011-2-26
3. ^ Geographical Names Board of NSW Retrieved 2011-2-26

• "List of placenames ASSIGNED as RIVERs". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search?transaction=savefile&placename=&status=ASSIGNED&designation=RIVER&lga=None&map=&parish=. Retrieved 2008-06-07. 

New South Wales portal

Coordinates: 30°40′S 152°01′E / 30.667°S 152.017°E / -30.667; 152.017