Brunswick River (New South Wales)

Brunswick River
Middle Arm of Brunswick River
Main Arm of Brunswick River
Littoral rainforest & oyster farm at Brunswick Heads, Australia. The rainforest features a large Ficus macrophylla in the left centre
Location of the Brunswick River mouth in New South Wales
EtymologyIn honour of Queen Caroline of Brunswick
Native nameDurangbil (Bandjalang)
Location
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
IBRANSW North Coast
DistrictNorthern Rivers
LGAByron
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Jerusalem
 • locationPalmwoods, near Uki
 • elevation141 m (463 ft)
MouthCoral Sea, South Pacific Ocean
 • location
Brunswick Heads
 • coordinates
28°32′15″S 153°33′30″E / 28.53750°S 153.55833°E / -28.53750; 153.55833
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length34 km (21 mi)
Basin size226.3 km2 (87.4 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightMullumbimby Creek, Kings Creek (New South Wales), Simpsons Creek
National parkMount Jerusalem NP

Brunswick River (/ˈbrʌnzwɪk/ BRUN-zwik) is an open mature wave dominated barrier estuary, located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia.

It is on the lands of the Bundjalung people, its traditional owners, who knew it as 'Durangbil'.