Kangaroo River (Shoalhaven)

Kangaroo River Budderoo Creek[1]
Etymology	Named because of abundance of kangaroos[1]
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	Sydney Basin (IBRA), Southern Highlands, Illawarra
Local government area	Shoalhaven
Physical characteristics
Source	Bells Hills, Illawarra escarpment
• location	southeast of Robertson
• elevation	290 m (950 ft)
Brogers Creek
• right	Yarrunga Creek, Bundanoon Creek
National parks	Budderoo, Morton
[2]

The Kangaroo River is a perennial river of the Shoalhaven catchment located in the Southern Highlands and Illawarra regions of New South Wales, Australia.^[1]

The Kangaroo River, in Kangaroo Valley, is one of the few rivers that flows west before joining the Shoalhaven river to flow out to the sea.

Location and features

The river rises within the

• Fitzroy Falls
• List of rivers of Australia § New South Wales
• List of rivers in New South Wales (A-K)
• Morton National Park
• Rivers of New South Wales
• Shoalhaven Scheme

References

34°46′S 150°18′E / 34.767°S 150.300°E / -34.767; 150.300