The Grafton Bridge over the Clarence River showing Bascule span lifted to let shipping through. The Bascule Bridge is a paved one-lane highway bridge in Westport, Massachusetts, USA. (Postcard from about 1932; The "Southern Cross" aeroplane has been added to the photograph. )

The Clarence River is situated in northeastern New South Wales, Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The river originates on the watershed that marks the Queensland border. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent After flowing south and northeast for 394 km it then empties into the Pacific Ocean at Yamba/Iluka. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions Yamba is a town at the mouth of the Clarence River in New South Wales. Iluka ( is a small village at the mouth of the Clarence River in New South Wales, Australia. On its journey it passes through the towns of Grafton, Ulmarra, Cowper/Brushgrove, Maclean and Harwood. Grafton is the commercial hub of the Clarence River Valleywhich has a population approaching 20000 Ulmarra is a small town in the Clarence Valley district of New South Wales, Australia. Maclean is a town in Clarence Valley Local Government Area in the North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. Its chief tributaries are the Mann River, Nymboida River, and Orara River. The Nymboida River is a river on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales. The Orara River is a significant Tributary of the Clarence River, located in northern New South Wales, Australia.

The river features many large river islands, including Woodford Island, Chatsworth Island, and Harwood Island. Woodford Island is an inland island in the Far-North Coast of New South Wales, Australia. The river supports a large prawn trawling and fishing industry.

Of particular interest is the small island town of Harwood, where a Sperry New Holland factory and a quaint Bush Pub overlook the Clarence Delta. Harwood is just after the Yamba Bridge on part of Australia's National Highway from Sydney, Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour to Brisbane. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The National Highway (now part of the AusLink National Network) is a system of Roads connecting all the States and Territories of Australia Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Port Macquarie is a large town on the mid- North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, located about 390 km north of Sydney, and 570km south of Brisbane Coordinates: For the state electoral district see Electoral district of Coffs Harbour Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland

The Clarence River system is an extensive East Coast drainage with many tributaries of differing size. By Australian standards the Clarence River and its major tributaries the Mann and Nymboida Rivers are extremely large rivers with extremely large flow volumes.

The freshwater reaches of the Clarence River support important populations of native freshwater fish including Eastern freshwater cod, an endangered fish species unique to the Clarence River system, and Australian bass. Eastern freshwater cod, Maccullochella ikei, also known as eastern cod are a large and striking predatory freshwater fish of the Maccullochella genus and Australian bass ( Macquaria novemaculeata) are a small to medium sized primarily freshwater native Fish found in coastal rivers and streams along the east coast

The lower half of the river valley is part of the Local Government Area of the Clarence Valley. Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled Clarence Valley Council is a Local Government Area (LGA in northern New South Wales.

The Aboriginal people of the lower reaches call the river there Breimba or Berrinbah. ^[1]

References

1. ^ Bunjalung Jugun (Bunjalung Country), Jennifer Hoff, Richmond River Historical Society, 2006, ISBN 1-875-474-24-2, citing Yamba Yesterday, Howland and Lee, Yamba Centenary Committee, 1985