Merriwa River

Merriwa River Smiths Rivulet, Merriwa Creek, Middle Creek, Harrys Creek[1]
Etymology	Aboriginal: "grass seeds"[2]
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	NSW North Coast (IBRA), Upper Hunter
Local government area	Upper Hunter
Town	Merriwa
Physical characteristics
Source	Great Dividing Range
• location	Oxleys Peak
• elevation	475 m (1,558 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Goulburn River
• location	below Mount Kerrabee
• elevation	158 m (518 ft)
Length	78 km (48 mi)
Basin features
River system	Hunter River catchment
Tributaries
• left	Coulsons Creek, Butchers Swamp Creek, Vallances Creek, Horse Creek (New South Wales), Kittens Creek
• right	Gummum Creek, Farm Springs Creek, Scrubby Creek
National park	Goulburn River NP
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Merriwa River, a perennial river of the Hunter River catchment, is located in the Upper Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia.

Merriwa River rises on the southern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, below Oxleys Peak, north of Merriwa and flows generally south, joined by eight minor tributaries before reaching its confluence with the Goulburn River below Mount Kerrabee. The river descends 317 metres (1,040 ft) over its 78 kilometres (48 mi) course.^[3]

At the town of Merriwa, the Golden Highway crosses the Merriwa River.^[3]

Merriwa is thought to be derived from the Aboriginal word meaning "grass seeds."^[2]

• Rivers of New South Wales
• List of rivers of New South Wales (L–Z)
• List of rivers of Australia
• Goulburn River National Park

• "Hunter River catchment" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.
• Merriwa online community website

32°06′S 150°22′E / 32.100°S 150.367°E / -32.100; 150.367