Myall River rises out of the southern slopes of Kyle Range within the
Great Dividing Range, north northeast of
Stroud, and flows generally south southeast then southwest, joined by
tributaries, before reaching its
mouth within
Port Stephens at
Hawks Nest. Port Stephens then empties into the
Tasman Sea of the
South Pacific Ocean. The river descends over its
course. After flowing past the town of
Bulahdelah, east of the small settlement of
Nerong, the Myall River enters the most southern of the three
Ramsar-protected Myall Lakes, Bombah Broadwater, within the
Myall Lakes National Park. The flow of the river runs adjacent to the coastline and through both the Little Brasswater and the Brasswater near the towns of
Tea Gardens, and
Hawks Nest. Two notable bridges cross the Myall River. The Bulahdelah Bridge, carries the
Pacific Highway, across the river north of Bulahdelah and the
Singing Bridge crosses the river between Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest.. ==Etymology==