- right Majors Creek - elevation 741 m (2,431 ft) Source Great Dividing Range Country Australia | - location east of Captains Flat - elevation 104 m (341 ft) Mouth Deua River | |
- left Bells Creek (Blacktown, New South Wales), Big Oaky Creek - location south of Monga National Park | ||
Araluen creek camping area far south coast nsw
Araluen Creek, a partly perennial stream of the Moruya River catchment, is located in the Southern Tablelands and South Coast regions of New South Wales, Australia.
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- Araluen creek camping area far south coast nsw
- Map of Araluen Creek Araluen NSW Australia
- Course and features
- References
Map of Araluen Creek, Araluen NSW, Australia
Course and features
Araluen Creek rises near Gillian Park, about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the village of Majors Creek, on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range. The river flows generally south southeast, joined by three minor tributaries before reaching its confluence with the Deua River in remote country south of the Monga National Park. The river descends 637 metres (2,090 ft) over its 24 kilometres (15 mi) course.
The village of Araluen lies in the valley of Araluen Creek, that joins the Deua River at roughly the midpoint in its course. The name 'Araluen' means 'water lily' or 'place of the water lilies' in the local Aboriginal dialect. At the time of European settlement Araluen was described as a broad alluvial valley with many natural billabongs covered with water lilies. Unfortunately, no such billabongs exist in the Araluen valley today. As with most river and creek valleys in south-eastern Australia, the natural landscape of Araluen Creek and its valley were completely destroyed by rampant and extremely destructive gold mining in the latter half of the 19th century. This has mobilised thousands of tons of coarse granitic sands and lead to serious sand-slugging or sand siltation of the lower half of the Deua River below the Araluen Creek confluence. Nevertheless, the Deua River supports valuable populations of the threatened Australian grayling and several other native freshwater fish species.