Tuross River
| Tuross River | ||
 Tuross River |
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| Data | ||
| location | New South Wales , Australia | |
| River system | Tuross River | |
| source |
Wadbilliga National Park in the Great Dividing Range 36 ° 10 ′ 46 ″ S , 149 ° 34 ′ 28 ″ E |
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| Source height | 1170 m | |
| muzzle |
Tasman Sea at Tuross Head Coordinates: 36 ° 4 ′ 0 ″ S , 150 ° 8 ′ 0 ″ E 36 ° 4 ′ 0 ″ S , 150 ° 8 ′ 0 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | 1170 m | |
| Bottom slope | 8th ‰ | |
| length | 147 km | |
| Catchment area | 1814 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Guinea Creek, Swamp Creek, Woila Creek, Mellion Creek, Big Belimbla Creek, Sawpit Creek, Swamp Creek | |
| Right tributaries | Back River , Bumberry Creek, Myrtle Creek, Wadbilliga Hole Creek, Wadbilliga River , Wandella Creek, Reedy Creek | |
| Small towns | Belowra, Eurobodalla, Bodalla, Tuross Head | |
The Tuross River is a river in the southeast of the Australian state of New South Wales .
geography
The river rises about ten kilometers northeast of Kybeyan on the western edge of the Wadbilliga National Park on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range . First it flows north and tumbles over Tuross Falls in Badja State Forest . Then it turns its course to the east and flows into the Tasman Sea at Tuross Head .
Tributaries with mouth heights
- Back River - 976 m
- Guinea Creek - 907 m
- Swamp Creek - 757 m
- Bumberry Creek - 388 m
- Woila Creek - 162 m
- Myrtle Creek - 125 m
- Wadbilliga Hole Creek - 111 m
- Mellion Creek - 94 m
- Wadbilliga River - 73 m
- Big Belimbla Creek - 70 m
- Wandella Creek - 53 m
- Sawpit Creek - 18 m
- Swamp Creek - 14 m
- Reedy Creek - 11 m