| Bombala River | |
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| Etymology | Aboriginal: "meeting of the water"[1] |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | South Eastern Highlands (IBRA),Monaro |
| Local government areas | Snowy Monaro Regional Council |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Kybeyan Range,Great Dividing Range |
| • location | belowBrown Mountain |
| • elevation | 1,170 m (3,840 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with theDelegate River |
• location | west ofBombala |
• elevation | 635 m (2,083 ft) |
| Length | 87 km (54 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Snowy River catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Big Bog Creek, Back Creek (Cooma-Monaro, New South Wales),Coolumbooka River, Saucy Creek, Ashton Creek |
| • right | Undowah River, Bukalong Creek, Cambalong Creek |
| [2][3] | |
TheBombala River, aperennial river of theSnowy River catchment, is located in theMonaro region ofNew South Wales,Australia.
The Bombala River rises within the Kybeyan Range, part of theGreat Dividing Range, on the southwestern slopes ofBrown Mountain. The river flows generally southwest, joined by eighttributaries including theUndowah River and theCoolumbooka River, before reaching itsconfluence with theDelegate River approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) west ofBombala. The river descends 535 metres (1,755 ft) over its 87 kilometres (54 mi)course.[3]
In its upper reaches, the Bombala River is crossed by theSnowy Mountains Highway near Brown Mountain; while theMonaro Highway crosses the meandering river at several locations north of Bombala.[3]
The name of the river is derived from theAboriginal word meaning "meeting of the water",[1] presumably referring to the confluence of the Bombala River with the Coolumbooka River, at Bombala; and the confluence with the Undowah River, a few kilometers upstream.[3]
Rivers of the Southern Rivers catchment,New South Wales, Australia | |
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| Illawarra | |
| Shoalhaven | |
| Eurobodalla | |
| Far South Coast | |
| Snowy River | |
