Dingo Creek

Dingo Creek Eastern Branch Dingo Creek
Location of mouth in NSW
Etymology	Derived from the Aboriginal Kattang word tapin, meaning dingo[1]
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	NSW North Coast (IBRA), Mid North Coast
Municipality	Greater Taree
Physical characteristics
Source	Mount Gibraltar, Comboyne Plateau
• location	north of Wingham
• elevation	693 m (2,274 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Manning River
• location	at Kilawarra, west of Wingham
• elevation	14 m (46 ft)
Length	78 km (48 mi)
Basin features
River system	Manning River catchment
Tributaries
• right	Bobin Creek, Caparra Creek
[2][3]

Dingo Creek, a perennial stream of the Manning River catchment, is located in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.

The Dingo Creek rises below the Comboyne Plateau, about 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) southwest of Mount Gibraltar within the Killabakh Nature Reserve, north of the town of Wingham. The river flows generally west to a point east of Tapin Tops National Park, then south, joined by the Bobin and Caparra creeks, before reaching its confluence with the Manning River, at Kilawarra, west of Wingham. The river descends 679 metres (2,228 ft) over its 78 kilometres (48 mi) course.^[3]

The Manning River eventually flows into the Tasman Sea through a minor delta east of Taree.^[2]

The traditional custodians of the land surrounding the Dingo Creek are the Australian Aboriginal Biripi people.^[4] The name of the creek is derived from the Aboriginal Gathang word tapin, meaning dingo,^[1] a subspecies of the grey wolf.

• List of rivers of Australia
• List of rivers in New South Wales (A-K)
• Rivers of New South Wales

• "Manning River catchments" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.

31°40′S 152°19′E / 31.667°S 152.317°E / -31.667; 152.317