Tia River

Tia River
Crimps Creek, Crokers River^[1]
Tia River; Crimps Creek, Crokers River
	Tia River near the Oxley Highway
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
IBRA	New England Tablelands
District	Northern Tablelands
local government area	Walcha
Physical characteristics
Source	Mount Grundy, Great Dividing Range
• location	near Tia
• elevation	1,360 m (4,460 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Apsley River
• location	near Tia
• elevation	457 m (1,499 ft)
Length	62 km (39 mi)
Basin features
River system	Macleay River catchment
National parks	Mummel Gulf NP, Oxley Wild Rivers NP

Tia River /ˈtaɪˈɑːr/, a perennial stream of the Macleay River catchment, is located in the Northern Tablelands district of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features edit

The river rises below Mount Grundy on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range southwest of Tia, and flows generally northeast before reaching its confluence with the Apsley River, northwest of Tia. The river descends 905 metres (2,969 ft) over its 52 kilometres (32 mi) course;^[2] spilling over the Tia Falls in the Oxley Wild Rivers National Park.

The river is transversed by the Oxley Highway.

Previously the river was known as Crimps Creek and also Crokers River which John Oxley had named this stream, in honour of the First Secretary of the Admiralty.^[1]

The country above the Tia Falls is a rich grazing area used for rearing livestock. The upper parts of the Tia River have remarkable cool temperate rainforests, with unusual species such as Southern Sassafras, White Mountain Banksia and Black Olive Berry.

Tia River is a general trout stream.

Gallery edit

Cool temperate rainforest at the head of the Tia River.

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Tia River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Map of Tia River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 5 March 2013.