Richmond River

Summary

Richmond River is a river^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Richmond River is located in New South Wales^[3].
• Richmond River is in the country of Australia^[4].
• Richmond River's instance of is recorded as river^[5].
• Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond is named after Richmond River^[6].
• Richmond River's Commons category is recorded as Richmond River^[7].
• Richmond River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Coral Sea^[8].
• Richmond River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -28.883333333333, 'lon': 153.58333333333}^[9].
• Richmond River's tributary is recorded as Wilsons River^[10].
• Richmond River's tributary is recorded as Eden Creek^[11].
• Richmond River's tributary is recorded as Sandy Creek (Richmond Valley)^[12].
• Richmond River's tributary is recorded as Shannon Brook^[13].
• Richmond River's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+170'}^[14].
• Richmond River's watershed area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+6850'}^[15].
• Richmond River's drainage basin is recorded as Richmond River catchment^[16].

Body

Geography

Richmond River is in the country of Australia^[4]. It is located in New South Wales^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Richmond River's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+170'}^[14].

Designation and Status

Richmond River's instance of is recorded as river^[5].

History and Context

Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond is named after Richmond River^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Richmond River include Richmond^[17], a division of the Australian House of Representatives^[18], in Australia^[19], founded in 1901^[20].

Why It Matters

Richmond River ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21]

Entities named for it include Richmond^[17], a division of the Australian House of Representatives^[18], in Australia^[19], founded in 1901^[20].