Nelsons Plains, New South Wales
Encyclopedia
Nelsons Plains is a primarily rural suburb of the Port Stephens Local Government Area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales
, Australia
. It is situated on Seaham
Road between the Hunter and Williams
rivers.
. 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.
New South Wales
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, Australia
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. It is situated on Seaham
Seaham, New South Wales
Seaham is a suburb of the Port Stephens Local Government Area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the Williams River which flows into the Hunter River downstream from Seaham village at Raymond Terrace....
Road between the Hunter and Williams
Williams River (New South Wales)
The Williams River is a river that flows through Dungog, Clarence Town and Seaham in New South Wales, Australia. The river flows generally south east and south for about to its confluence with the Hunter River, just to the west of the Fitzgerald Bridge at Raymond Terrace. Previously it was known...
rivers.
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. 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 storms2007 Australian Hunter Region & Central Coast Storms
The 2007 Hunter region and Central Coast storms commenced on Friday, 8 June 2007 and caused extensive flooding, damage and loss of life in the Hunter Region and the Central Coast in New South Wales in Australia...
. 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.