Gudgenby River
| Gudgenby | |
|---|---|
mouth in the ACT | |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Territory | Australian Capital Territory |
| Region | South Eastern Highlands (IBRA), Capital Country |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Gudgenby and Yankee Hat, Brindabella Range |
| Source confluence | Bogong Creek and Middle Creek (Australian Capital Territory) |
| • location | Namadgi National Park |
| • coordinates | 35°46′17″S 148°56′31″E / 35.77139°S 148.94194°E |
| • elevation | 995 m (3,264 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with the Murrumbidgee River |
• location | near Tharwa |
• coordinates | 35°31′14″S 149°4′33″E / 35.52056°S 149.07583°E |
• elevation | 573 m (1,880 ft) |
| Length | 35 km (22 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Murrumbidgee River, Murray–Darling basin |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Nursery Creek, Orroral River, Booroomba Creek, Naas River |
| • right | Hospital Creek (ACT), Dry Creek (ACT), Half Moon Creek |
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The Gudgenby River, a perennial river that is part of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Location and features
Formed by the
course.[1]
The river catchment contains ecologically significant alpine wetlands.[citation needed]
In 2004,
potable water for Canberra and the ACT. By 2005, the ACT Government decided that the creation of the Mount Tennent dam would not proceed, in favour of enlarging the Cotter Dam.[2]
Climate
Due to its much higher elevation, the area has a significantly colder climate than Canberra. Gudgenby is where the record low of –14.6 °C for the Australian Capital Territory was held; this was also the lowest recorded temperature for anywhere in Australia outside of the alpine regions—narrowly outdoing Woolbrook. This is especially significant given the Gudgenby site only had twenty years of temperature record; from 1967 to 1988.
| Climate data for Gudgenby (1967−1988, rainfall to 1886); 975 m AMSL; 35.75° S, 148.98° E | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 39.0 (102.2) |
37.8 (100.0) |
33.5 (92.3) |
31.0 (87.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
16.3 (61.3) |
16.5 (61.7) |
21.5 (70.7) |
25.8 (78.4) |
28.5 (83.3) |
32.0 (89.6) |
35.0 (95.0) |
39.0 (102.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25.7 (78.3) |
25.4 (77.7) |
22.1 (71.8) |
17.9 (64.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
10.1 (50.2) |
9.3 (48.7) |
10.9 (51.6) |
13.8 (56.8) |
17.4 (63.3) |
20.0 (68.0) |
23.7 (74.7) |
17.5 (63.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.3 (48.7) |
9.4 (48.9) |
6.6 (43.9) |
2.5 (36.5) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
0.0 (32.0) |
3.2 (37.8) |
5.0 (41.0) |
7.1 (44.8) |
3.0 (37.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−14.6 (5.7) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−14.6 (5.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 75.2 (2.96) |
57.9 (2.28) |
65.4 (2.57) |
55.7 (2.19) |
55.6 (2.19) |
69.3 (2.73) |
58.2 (2.29) |
57.9 (2.28) |
69.7 (2.74) |
74.8 (2.94) |
63.7 (2.51) |
63.9 (2.52) |
767.3 (30.2) |
| Average precipitation days | 6.9 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 94.1 |
| Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology; Gudgenby | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ a b "Map of Gudgenby Creek, ACT". Bonzle.com. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ACTEW Corporation. 13 January 2006. pp. 1, 8. Archived from the original(PDF) on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
External links
- Southern ACT Catchment Group website
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