Rous River

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The Rous River is a river in the far northeast of the Australian state of New South Wales.

History

The river is named after the British naval officer and bon vivant Henry John Rous (1795-1877), the area around the Richmond River and Tweed River explored in 1828.

In January 2006, only partially treated wastewater from emergency tanks and ponds of the wastewater treatment plant arrived in Murwillumbah in the river. The sewage treatment plant was shut down because of damage and was crowded by the city's wastewater. Biological studies of the river water showed that the contamination was too great, and so from time to time a bathing was prohibited.

2007 suggested the government of New South Wales, the Rous River, the River and the Oxley Creek Byrill impound. The resistance of the local people was so great that a campaign called Save the Caldera Rivers formed to prevent the building of the dam.

Course

The Rous River rises at Numinbah on the south slopes of the McPherson Range on the Queensland border. From there, it flows eastward and empties at Tumbulgum ( between Murwillumbah and Tweed Heads ) in the Tweed River.

Tributaries with muzzle heights

  • Hopkins Creek - 44 m
  • Jackson Creek - 33 m
  • Nobbys Creek - 18 m
  • Crystal Creek - 13 m
Tweed River (New South Wales) Town Municipality Oxley River Tweed Heads, New South Wales
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