Du Faur | |
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Etymology | In honour of Frederick Du Faur[1][2] |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | New South Wales |
Region | Sydney Basin (IBRA), Blue Mountains |
Municipality | City of Lithgow |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Bell Range, Blue Mountains National Park |
• location | near Bell |
Mouth | confluence with Bell Creek |
• location | near Mount Wilson |
Length | 8 km (5.0 mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment |
National park | Blue Mountains NP |
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The Du Faur Creek, a perennial stream of the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment, is located in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia.
Course
[edit]The Du Faur Creek (officially designated as a river[1]) rises on the Bell Range, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south-east of Bell, and flows generally north north-east before reaching its confluence with Bell Creek, in remote country within the Blue Mountains National Park, west of Mount Wilson. The river has an 8-kilometre (5.0 mi) course.[1]
The river is named in honour of Frederick Du Faur (1832–1915), an early Chief Draftsman of the NSW Department of Lands, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a Trustee of the Art Gallery of New South Wales.[1][2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Du Faur Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Du Faur, Frederick Eccleston (1832–1915)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ^ "Place Name Search: Du Faur Creek". Geoscience Australia. Commonwealth of Australia. 2010. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
External links
[edit]- Brennan, Tom (8 January 2010). "Du Faur Creek Canyon – track notes". OZultimate.com. Tom Brennan.
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