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Fish River (RIVER), NSW Details
Description
A perennial stream rising about 6.4 km W by N of Shooters Hill. It flows generally NNE for about 19.2km into Fish River Dam at Oberon then continues in a generally ENE for about a further 17.6km to junction with Duckmaloi River then generally NW for about a further 64km meeting the Campbell River about 8km SE of Bathurst fo form the Macquarie River.
Origin
Named by Assnt. Surveyor G.W. Evans after the amount of fish in the river. (Surveyor Evans diary note Tuesday 7 December 1813) (Information from Fourteen Journeys Over the Blue Mts. of N.S.W. 1813-1841 - George Mackaness Page 24)
Fish River (RIVER), NSW
| title | Fish River (RIVER) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 18706 |
| placename | Fish River |
| designation | RIVER |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | Fish River Creek; Fish River Creek (West Branch) |
| lga | OBERON |
| description | A perennial stream rising about 6.4 km W by N of Shooters Hill. It flows generally NNE for about 19.2km into Fish River Dam at Oberon then continues in a generally ENE for about a further 17.6km to junction with Duckmaloi River then generally NW for about a further 64km meeting the Campbell River about 8km SE of Bathurst fo form the Macquarie River. |
| meaning | |
| origin | Named by Assnt. Surveyor G.W. Evans after the amount of fish in the river. (Surveyor Evans diary note Tuesday 7 December 1813) (Information from Fourteen Journeys Over the Blue Mts. of N.S.W. 1813-1841 - George Mackaness Page 24) |
| history |
