Tuross River
Tuross River | |
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Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | New South Wales |
Region | South East Corner (IBRA), South Coast |
Local government area | Eurobodalla |
Towns | Bodalla, Tuross Head |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Kybeyan Range, Great Dividing Range |
• location | Mount Kydra, Wadbilliga National Park |
• elevation | 1,170 m (3,840 ft) |
South Pacific Ocean | |
• location | Tuross Lake, at Tuross Head |
Length | 147 km (91 mi) |
Basin size | 1,814 km2 (700 sq mi) |
Depth | |
• average | 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Guinea Creek, Swamp Creek (Tuross), Woila Creek, Mellion Creek, Big Belimbla Creek, Sawpit Creek, Swamp Creek (Comerang) |
• right | Back River (Cooma-Monaro), Bumberry Creek, Myrtle Creek (Eurobodalla), Wadbilliga Hole Creek, Wadbilliga River, Wandella Creek, Reedy Creek (Tuross) |
Waterfalls | Tuross Falls |
National park | Wadbilliga |
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The Tuross River, an open semi-mature wave dominated barrier estuary[3] or perennial stream,[1] is located in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
Tuross River rises of the eastern slopes of the Kybeyan Range, part of the
course.[2]
The catchment area of the river is 1,814 square kilometres (700 sq mi) with a volume of 18,208 megalitres (643.0×10 6 cu ft) over a surface area of 15.5 square kilometres (6.0 sq mi), at an average depth of 1.2 metres (3 ft 11 in).[4]
North of the town of Bodalla, the Princes Highway crosses the Tuross River.
Gallery
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An aerial view ofestuarineTuross River to the left, 2008.
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Princess Highway, bridge across Tuross river.
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Tuross River mouth, at Tuross Head, 2008.
See also
- Rivers of New South Wales
- List of rivers of New South Wales (L–Z)
- List of rivers of Australia
- Mordacia praecox
References
- ^ a b c "Tuross River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Map of Tuross River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
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- ^ "Tuross River". Coastal and floodplain management: Coastal zone management: Estuaries of NSW. NSW Environment and Heritage. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
External links
- "Tuross River catchment" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.