Nelsons Plains, New South Wales
| Nelsons Plains New South Wales |
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_3.jpg) Flooding at Nelsons Plains in 2007 |
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| Postcode: | 2324 | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 32°42′54″S 151°43′04″E / 32.715°S 151.71778°ECoordinates: 32°42′54″S 151°43′04″E / 32.715°S 151.71778°E | ||||||||||||
| Elevation: | 2 m (7 ft) Note1 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 17.2 km² (6.6 sq mi) Note2 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA: | Port Stephens Council[1] | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Hunter[1] | ||||||||||||
| County: | Durham[2] | ||||||||||||
| Parish: | Seaham[2] | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Maitland[3] | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Paterson[4] | ||||||||||||
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Nelsons Plains is a primarily rural suburb of the Port Stephens Local Government Area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.[1][2] It is situated on Seaham Road between the Hunter and Williams rivers.[5]
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[edit] Geography
Nelsons Plains is a wedge-shaped suburb, bisected by Seaham Road, with the point of the wedge in the south-eastern corner where the Williams River joins the Hunter River.[5] This part of the suburb is generally less than 2 metres (7 ft) above river level, making it subject to periodic flooding, as happened during the 2007 Hunter Region & Central Coast storms. In the north-eastern corner of the suburb elevations reach up to 42 m (138 ft) but to the east of Seaham Road, between the road and the Williams River, the ground slopes quickly downward to a height of less than 2 m (7 ft) above river level, making this part of the suburb also subject to flooding.
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Flooding of the Hunter and Williams rivers west of Raymond Terrace at Nelsons Plains in 2007
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The Fitzgerald Bridge across the Williams River, connecting Nelsons Plains on the left to Raymond Terraceon the right. Nelsons Plains can be seen behind the bridge.
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT) - Port Stephens". New South Wales Department of Local Government. http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_Regions.asp?regiontype=2&slacode=6400®ion=HT. Retrieved 29 June 2008.
- ^ a b c "Geographical Names Register Extract: Nelsons Plains". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=ujKqZxtLTR. Retrieved 29 June 2008.
- ^ "Maitland". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 24 March 2007. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/electoral_districts/all_districts_/maitland. Retrieved 29 June 2008.
- ^ "Paterson". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 October 2007. http://apps.aec.gov.au/esearch/LocalitySearchResults.aspx?filter=Paterson&filterby=Electorate. Retrieved 29 June 2008.
- ^ a b "Nelsons Plains". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Management Authority. http://imagery.maps.nsw.gov.au/?role=mysuburb&search=suburb&suburb=Nelsons%20Plains. Retrieved 29 June 2008.
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