The Paterson River is a river in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. Its headwaters are in the Barrington Tops National Park and it flows to join the Hunter River between Hinton and Morpeth.[1] Between Hinton and Duns Creek it forms the border between the Port Stephens and Maitland Local Government Area.
Colonel William Paterson surveyed the area along the river in 1801. Later Governor King named it in his honour.[1]
The river courses through fertile the farming land of the Paterson valley. Lostock Dam, 48 kilometres (30 mi) downstream from the source in the Barringtons, was constructed by the New South Wales Department of Water Resources to supply water for irrigation and was completed in 1971.
The Allyn River is a tributary of the Paterson and towns along the route include Gresford, Vacy, Paterson, Woodville and Hinton.
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Alison • Allynbrook • Anleys Creek • Bandon Grove • Barrington Tops • Bendolba • Bingleburra • Black Camp • Bonnington • Bonnington Park • Brookfield • Brownmore • Cairnsmore • Cambra • Camyr Allyn • Cangon • Carrabolla • Cawarra • Chads Creek • Chichester • Cintra • Clarence Town • Clarence Town West • Clay Hill • Colstoun • Cooreei • Coulston • Crooks Park • Dingadee • Douribang • Dungog • Dusodie • East Gresford • Eccleston • Elms Hall • Fishers Hill • Flat Tops • Fosterton • Glen Martin • Glen Oak • Glen William • Gresford • Halton • Hanleys Creek • Hilldale • Kenilworth • Kilbride • Lennoxton • Lewinsbrook • Lostock • Lyndhurst Vale • Main Creek • Marshdale • Martins Creek • Masseys Creek • Maxwells Creek • Melbee • Mill Hills • Mount Rivers • Munni • Paterson • Pine Brush • Quartpot • Raglan • Salisbury • Sugarloaf • Summerhill • Tabbil Creek • Tillegra • Tillimby • Torryburn • Trevallyn • Tunnibuc • Underbank • Upper Allyn • Upper Chichester • Vacy • Wallaringa • Wallarobba • Wallaroo • Wangat • Webbers Creek • Welshmans Creek • Wirragulla • Woerden
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