Eucumbene River
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| location | New South Wales , Australia | |
| River system | Snowy River | |
| Drain over | Snowy River → Bass Strait | |
| source | below Shaw Hill in Kosciuszko National Park 35 ° 46 ′ 57 ″ S , 148 ° 29 ′ 49 ″ E |
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| Source height | 1380 m | |
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Lake Jindabyne ( Snowy River ) Coordinates: 36 ° 18 ′ 49 " S , 148 ° 37 ′ 23" E 36 ° 18 ′ 49 " S , 148 ° 37 ′ 23" E |
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| Mouth height | 902 m | |
| Height difference | 478 m | |
| Bottom slope | 5.7 ‰ | |
| length | 83.6 km | |
| Left tributaries | Chance Creek, Alpine Creek, Gang Gang Creek | |
| Right tributaries | Tabletop Creek, Hughes Creek, Swamp Creek, Big Tolbar Creek | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Lake Eucumbene , Lake Jindabyne | |
| Small towns | Kiandra, Old Adaminaby, Eucumbene Cove | |
The Eucumbene River is a river in the Australian state of New South Wales .
course
It rises in the north of the Kosciuszko National Park . The source is located in the national park and is therefore quite well protected from human access, only the Snowy Mountains Highway crosses the catchment area.
The river flows south into Lake Eucumbene , the largest reservoir in the Snowy Mountains system . Below the dam, the river valley continues to the former confluence with the Snowy River , which is now in Lake Jindabyne .
In spring, the melting snow feeds the river around Kiandra , a gold rush town of the 19th century.