Paterson River

	Etymology	Named after William Paterson
	Country	Australia
	State	New South Wales
	Region	Hunter Valley
	Landmark	Lostock Dam
	Source Location	Barrington Tops
	Source Country	Australia
	Source Lat D	320631
	Source Lat NS	S
	Source Long D	1514146
	Source Long EW	E
	Mouth Location	Hunter River
	Mouth Country	Australia
	Mouth Lat D	327196
	Mouth Lat NS	S
	Mouth Long D	1516424
	Mouth Long EW	E
	Tributary Left	Allyn River

The Paterson River is a river in the Hunter Region of New South Wales , Australia . Its headwaters are in the Barrington Tops National Park and flows to join the Hunter River between Morpeth and Hinton . Between Hinton and Duns Creek it forms the border between Port Stephens and Maitland councils.

Colonel William Paterson surveyed the area along the river in 1801. Later Governor King named it in his honour.

The river courses through fertile the farming land of the Paterson valley. Lostock Dam in the Barringtons was constructed to ameliorate substantial floods that occur at various times.

The Allyn River is a tributary of the Paterson and towns along the route include, Gresford , Vacy , Paterson , Woodville and Hinton .

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	port stephens council

	rivers of new south wales

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