North West Slopes (New South Wales)
- North West Slopes (New South Wales)
Infobox Australian Place | type = region
name = North West Slopes
state = New South Wales
caption = Approximate area of the North West Slopes
pop =
area =
est =
url =
stategov =
fedgov =
lga = Moree Plains Shire Council
lga2 = Inverell Shire Council
lga3 = Narrabri Shire Council
lga4 = Gunnedah Shire Council
The North West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia refers generally to the area to the west of New England region, to the north of the Central West region and to the east of the Far West region. The region corresponds generally to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology's forecast area of "North West Slopes and Plains". [cite web
title = Forecast areas
publisher = Bureau of Meteorology
url = http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/nsw/nsw-forecast-map.shtml
accessdate = 2006-11-06 ]
It is higher, hillier and wetter on its eastern edge than on its western edge. It is situated on various tributaries to the Darling River, which rise in the Great Dividing Range country to its east, such as the Barwon, Gwydir, and Namoi Rivers.
Its includes the towns of Gunnedah, Coonabarabran, Warialda, Narrabri and Moree and, arguably, Tamworth and Inverell (which are sometimes classed in New England, although they are much lower than the Northern Tablelands). It has traditionally been a major wheat-growing area, but in recent decades irrigated crops, especially cotton, have become significant.
The Central West region is traversed by the Newell Highway, the Kamilaroi Highway and the Gwydir Highway and by railways such as the Main Western railway line, linking Bourke to Sydney with connections to the port of Newcastle.
ee also
*Regions of New South Wales
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