Clyde River (New South Wales)

Early morning mist on the Clyde River at Nelligen

At Shallow Crossing, The River Road crosses the Clyde River at a concrete ford

Wharf at Nelligen formerly used by the Illawarra Steam Navigation Company

The Clyde River is a river on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia. The river was known to Indigenous Australians as the Bhundoo.^[1]

The Clyde rises in the Budawang Mountains about 30 kilometers inland from the coast behind Milton. It flows generally southwards parallel to the coast, before turning east and entering the sea at Batemans Bay. The lower reaches of the Clyde form a substantial estuary which is navigable by small vessels to Nelligen.

The river was named after the River Clyde in Glasgow, UK, by Lieutenant Robert Johnson who navigated the river aboard the cutter Snapper on 1 December 1821. ^{[2] [3]}

The Clyde River National Park includes the lower reaches of the Clyde.

Water quality of the basin is very good. The upper catchment is heavily forested (State Forest and National Park); there is a small amount of logging in the Yadboro State Forest.^[4] There are no polluting industries in its catchment, nor any sewage outflows, and thus the river has a reputation for the cleanest, least polluted waters of any major river in Eastern Australia.^[1]

The river is one of the last major rivers in Eastern Australia that has not been dammed.^[1]

Tributaries

• Buckenbowra River

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Bhundoo (The Clyde River)". Welcome to the Clyde Coast. www.clydecoast.com.au. http://www.southcoast.com.au/clyderiver/index.html. Retrieved 2008-01-14. 
2. ^ "Report from Robert Johnston to Governor Macquarie on the discovery and naming of the River Clyde". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. 15 December 1821. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2180681. 
3. ^ Moore, Dennis (2002). "The Inlet That Eluded Bass, Batemans Bay - South Coast NSW". Morningside Internet. http://www.southcoast.com.au/batemansbay/bassinlet/index.html. Retrieved 2006-06-14. 
4. ^ "Surface water quality in Clyde River". Water resources - Quality - New South Wales:- Basin: Clyde River - Jervis Bay. Australian Natural Resources Atlas (Commonwealth Department of the Environment and Water Resources). 2007-11-16. http://www.anra.gov.au/topics/water/quality/nsw/basin-clyde-river-jervis-bay.html. Retrieved 2008-01-14.