Allyn River
title: "Allyn River" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["rivers-of-the-hunter-region", "hunter-river-(new-south-wales)"] topic_path: "geography/united-kingdom" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allyn_River" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Allyn |
| image | Allyn River cataract.jpg |
| image_caption | Allyn River, surrounded by sub tropical rainforest |
| map_size | 250 |
| pushpin_map | Australia New South Wales |
| pushpin_map_size | 250 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of the Allyn River mouth in New South Wales |
| subdivision_type1 | Country |
| subdivision_name1 | Australia |
| subdivision_type2 | State |
| subdivision_name2 | New South Wales |
| subdivision_type3 | Region |
| subdivision_name3 | NSW North Coast (IBRA), Hunter |
| subdivision_type4 | LGA |
| subdivision_name4 | Dungog |
| subdivision_type5 | Town |
| subdivision_name5 | |
| length | 82 km |
| source1 | Allyn Range, Barrington Tops |
| source1_location | near Careys Peak |
| source1_coordinates | |
| source1_elevation | 655 m |
| mouth | Paterson River |
| mouth_location | Vacy |
| mouth_coordinates | |
| mouth_elevation | 15 m |
| river_system | Hunter River catchment |
| tributaries_left | Chads Creek, Stony Creek (Dungog, New South Wales), Lewinsbrook Creek, McIntyre Creek, Mirari Creek |
| tributaries_right | Masseys Creek, Bucks Creek |
| extra | |
| :: |
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Allyn River, a perennial stream of the Hunter River catchment, is located in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia.
Course
Allyn River rises on Allyn Range, on the slopes of the Gondwana Rainforests Barrington Tops, west of Careys Peak, and flows generally southeast, joined by seven minor tributaries, before reaching its confluence with the Paterson River near Vacy; descending 640 m over its 82 km course.
The course of the river flows through World Heritage listed high elevation rainforest, noted for its Antarctic Beech; and then through lower elevation subtropical rainforest, including trees such as Red Cedar and Small leaf fig. Some of the River Oak growing beside the stream are over 50 m in height. Logging has been practiced in the area since the 1820s.
History
The Allyn River valley is the traditional territory of the Gringai clan of the Wonnarua people, a group of Indigenous Australians.
References
References
- "Map of Allyn River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia.
- "Allyn River".
- (February 2000). "Allyn River Visitor's Guide". Government of New South Wales.
- In the middle course of the river, the geology includes sedimentary rocks such as the [[Allyn River Member]].Roberts, J., Engel, B., Lennox, M., Chapman, J., 1991, Dungog, New South Wales 1:100 000 Geological Sheet 9233, Geological Survey of New South Wales. 1:100,000 geological sheet series, 1v, Map
- (2011). "Caergwrle, Allynbrook". State Library of New South Wales.
- "Strategic Plan 2009–2019". Wonnarua Nation Aboriginal Corporation.
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