The Bemboka River, a
perennial stream
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of the
Bega River catchment, is located in the
Monaro and
South Coast regions of
New South Wales
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Australia.
Course and features
The Bemboka River rises in the Kybeyan Range, that is part of the
Great Dividing Range, about east of the village of
Nimmitabel
Nimmitabel is a small town in the Monaro region in southeast New South Wales, Australia, in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area. At the , Nimmitabel had a population of 320.
Etymology
Nimmitabel means "the place where ma ...
; and flows generally south southwest, south southeast, and east southeast, joined by three
tributaries
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including the
Nunnock River, before reaching its
confluence with the Tantawangalo Creek to form the Bega River at Morans Crossing, adjacent to the
Snowy Mountains Highway
Snowy Mountains Highway is a state highway located in New South Wales, Australia. Its two sections connect the New South Wales South Coast to the Monaro region, and the Monaro to the South West Slopes via the Snowy Mountains. The higher alti ...
.
The river descends over its
course.
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In its upper reaches, the Bemboka River is impounded by the ]Cochrane Dam
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to form the Cochrane Lake. The main purpose of the dam is to supply water for a run-of-the-river
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hydroelectric power station
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Many ...
at the downstream Brown Mountain Power Station,irrigation
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purposes.
The Bemboka River was previously the name given to the Bega River. The name Bemboka River now only applies down to its confluence with Tantawangalo Creek, from where the water course is then known as the Bega River.
See also
* List of rivers of Australia
* List of rivers of New South Wales (A–K)
This is the first part of a list of rivers of New South Wales, Australia. With List of rivers of New South Wales (L–Z) it includes all 439 rivers, as of 7 June 2008, listed by the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales in the Geographic ...
* Rivers of New South Wales
This page discusses the rivers and hydrography of the state of New South Wales, Australia.
The principal topographic feature of New South Wales is the series of low highlands and plateaus called the Great Dividing Range, which extend from no ...
References
External links
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Rivers of New South Wales
South Coast (New South Wales)