The Campbells River is a river of the state of New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

 in Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. It flows from Vulcan State Forest near Mount David to its confluence with the Fish River

Fish River (New South Wales)

- Rivers :There are two rivers in New South Wales called the Fish River.The Fish River rises on the plateau south east of Oberon, New South Wales, and flows generally to the north-west, becoming the main headwater of the Macquarie River just east of Bathurst, New South Wales. There is a reservoir...

 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) South of Bathurst

Bathurst, New South Wales

-CBD and suburbs:Bathurst's CBD is located on William, George, Howick, Russell, and Durham Streets. The CBD is approximately 25 hectares and surrounds two city blocks. Within this block layout is banking, government services, shopping centres, retail shops, a park* and monuments...

 where it becomes the Macquarie River.

It is impounded by Ben Chifley Dam

Ben Chifley Dam

Ben Chifley Dam is a rock and earth-fill embankment dam across the Campbells River in New South Wales, Australia. It is located upstream of Bathurst.The dam supplies potable water to the city of Bathurst...

upstream of Bathurst and carries water released from the dam for Bathurst's potable water supply.