Paterson
River
Name origin: Named after William Paterson
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	Hunter
Tributaries
- left	Allyn River
Cities	Gresford, Vacy, Paterson, Woodville, Hinton
Landmark	Lostock Dam
Source	Barrington Tops
- location	New South Wales, Hunter Region, Australia
- elevation	256 m (840 ft)
- coordinates	32°3′43.26″S 151°24′57″E / 32.0620167°S 151.41583°E / -32.0620167; 151.41583
Mouth	Hunter River
- location	Hinton, Hunter Region, Australia
- elevation	3 m (10 ft)
- coordinates	32°43′7.7″S 151°38′33.7″E / 32.718806°S 151.642694°E / -32.718806; 151.642694
Length	159 km (99 mi)

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 it flows to join the Hunter River between Hinton and Morpeth.^[1] Between Hinton and Duns Creek it forms the border between the Port Stephens and Maitland Local Government Area.

Colonel William Paterson surveyed the area along the river in 1801. Later Governor King named it in his honour.^[1]

The river courses through fertile the farming land of the Paterson valley. Lostock Dam, 48 kilometres (30 mi) downstream from the source in the Barringtons, was constructed by the New South Wales Department of Water Resources to supply water for irrigation and was completed in 1971.

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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v • d • e Towns, suburbs and localities of the City of Maitland | Hunter Region | New South Wales Towns, suburbs & localities Aberglasslyn • Allandale • Anambah • Ashtonfield • Berry Park • Bishops Bridge • Bolwarra • Bolwarra Heights • Buchanan • Chisholm • Dalwood • Duckenfield • East Maitland • Farley • Gillieston Heights • Gosforth • Greenhills • Greta • Harpers Hill • Hillsborough • Horseshoe Bend • Lambs Valley • Largs • Lochinvar • Lorn • Louth Park • Luskintyre • Maitland • Maitland North • Maitland Vale • Melville • Metford • Millers Forest • Mindaribba • Morpeth • Mount Dee • Oakhampton • Oakhampton Heights • Oswald • Phoenix Park • Pitnacree • Raworth • Rosebrook • Rutherford • South Maitland • Telarah • Tenambit • Thornton • Tocal • Windella • Windermere • Woodberry • Woodville Other places & points of interest Hunter River • Maitland Gaol • Paterson River • Walka Water Works

v • d • e Towns, suburbs and localities of Port Stephens Council | Hunter Region | New South Wales Towns, suburbs & localities Anna Bay • Balickera • Boat Harbour • Bobs Farm • Brandy Hill • Butterwick • Campvale • Corlette • Duns Creek • Eagleton • East Seaham • Fern Bay • Ferodale • Fingal Bay • Fishermans Bay • Fullerton Cove • Glen Oak • Heatherbrae • Hinton • Karuah • Lemon Tree Passage • Mallabula • Medowie • Nelson Bay • Nelsons Plains • One Mile • Osterley • Oyster Cove • Raymond Terrace • Salamander Bay • Salt Ash • Seaham • Shoal Bay • Soldiers Point • Swan Bay • Tanilba Bay • Taylors Beach • Tomago • Twelve Mile Creek • Wallalong • Williamtown • Woodville Other places & points of interest Edgeworth David quarry • Hunter River • Karuah River • Newcastle Airport • Paterson River • Port Stephens • RAAF Base Williamtown • Stockton Beach • MV Sygna shipwreck • Tomaree National Park • Williams River

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