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Toronto (/ t ə ˈ r ɒ n t oʊ / ⓘ tə-RONT-oh) is a lakeside suburb within the City of Lake Macquarie, Greater Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia, approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) from Newcastle's central business district and is a commercial hub for the sprawling suburbs on the western shore of the lake. It is one of the major ...
Population by Statistical Area Level 4 and 3 NSW rank Statistical Area Level 4 and 3 Population December 2014 [3] 10-year growth rate Population density (people/km 2) 1 Greater Sydney: 4,840,628 15.7 391.4 2 Newcastle and Lake Macquarie: 368,131 9.0 423.1 3 Illawarra: 296,845 9.3 192.9 4 Hunter Valley excluding Newcastle 264,087 16.2 12.3 5 ...
1908 map of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. The Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (MIA) is geographically located within the Riverina area of New South Wales. It was created to control and divert the flow of local river and creek systems for the purpose of food production. The main river systems feeding and fed by the area are the Murrumbidgee and ...
The Wiradjuri people are the original inhabitants of the area that includes the Macquarie River catchment. [27] The Wiradjuri knew the river as the Wambool, which means "winding river". [ 28 ] The noted Wiradjuri warrior Windradyne came from the upper Macquarie River region, and was fatally wounded from a gun shot after a man hunt was ...
Toronto is dominated by three rivers including the Humber, the Don and the Rouge which originate north of Toronto in the Oak Ridges Moraine. Two medium-sized rivers are contained entirely within Toronto's boundaries - Highland Creek (although part of its watershed contains a portion of southern Markham ), and Taylor-Massey Creek which is a ...
The river descends 717 metres (2,352 ft) over its 70 kilometres (43 mi) course. [1] The river descends over Ellenborough Falls, a sheer drop of circa 160 metres (520 ft), located on the middle reaches of the river, south of Biriwal Bulga National Park.
In the Tweed Valley the Tweed River peaked at 3.3 metres (11 ft) on 28 January, the highest level recorded in 30 years. [31] In Grafton the Clarence River peaked a new record height of 8.1 metres (27 ft). [32] Records for the river height in Grafton go back to 1839. [33] The city's levee was credited with preventing more severe flooding.
Etobicoke Creek / ɛ ˈ t oʊ b ɪ k oʊ / ⓘ is a river in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. [1] It is a tributary of Lake Ontario and runs from Caledon to southern Etobicoke, part of the City of Toronto. The creek is within the jurisdiction of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority.