Yass River
| Yass Cohen Creek mouth in New South Wales | |
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| Etymology |
Wamboin |
| • elevation | 758 m (2,487 ft) |
Murray-Darling basin | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Back Creek (New South Wales), Murrumbateman Creek |
| • right | Cohen Creek, Black Joes Creek, Bungendore Creek, Brooks Creek, Derringullen Creek |
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The Yass River, a
South Western Slopes districts of New South Wales, Australia
.
Course and features
The river rises in rugged country south west of
course.[3]
Etymology
A number of competing theories exist as to the origin of the name "Yass". It is believed to be named after an
Gandangara people used the words Yarrh or Yharr as the name for the river,[2] literally translated to mean "running water".[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Yass River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Yass". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Map of Yass River". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ "Yass: Brief History". The Southern Tablelands of NSW: Towns & Villages. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
External links
- "Murrumbidgee and Lake George catchments" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.
Rivers of the Murrumbidgee River catchment, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, Australia | |||||
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