Bimberamala River, a
perennial river
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of the
Clyde River catchment, is located in the
Southern Tablelands
The Southern Tablelands is a Regions of New South Wales, geographic area of New South Wales, Australia, located south-west of Sydney and west of the Great Dividing Range.
The area is characterised by Plateau, high, flat country which has gene ...
and the upper ranges of the
South Coast South Coast is a name often given to coastal areas to the south of a geographical region or major metropolitan area.
Geographical
Australia
*South Coast (New South Wales), the coast of New South Wales, Australia, south of Sydney
* South Coast (Q ...
regions of
New South Wales
)
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,
Australia
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.
Course and features
Bimberamala River rises below Mount Budawang, on the eastern slopes of the
Budawang Range
The Budawang Range, commonly called The Budawangs, a rugged mountain range within the Budawang National Park and the Morton National Park, are part of a spur off the Great Dividing Range and are located in the South Coast region of New South W ...
, part of the
Great Dividing Range
The Great Dividing Range, also known as the East Australian Cordillera or the Eastern Highlands, is a cordillera system in eastern Australia consisting of an expansive collection of mountain ranges, plateaus and rolling hills, that runs rough ...
and within
Budawang National Park
Budawang National Park is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, located approximately southwest of Sydney and north of Batemans Bay. It contains part of the Budawang Mountain Range.
Budawang National Park is named after Mount Budaw ...
. The river generally flows northeast, then south, then east northeast, and finally north northeast, through
Bimberamala National Park
Bimberamala National Park is a national park in New South Wales, Australia. It is located thirty kilometres west of Batemans Bay, New South Wales, Batemans Bay and ten kilometres north of Kings Highway. This is a park of steep and woode ...
and Yadbro State Forest, joined by one minor
tributary
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, before reaching its
confluence
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with the Clyde River, north of the village of Brooman.
[ The river descends over its course.][
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See also
* 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 nor ...
* 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 Geographica ...
* List of rivers of Australia
This is a list of rivers of Australia. Rivers are ordered alphabetically, by state. The same river may be found in more than one state as many rivers cross state borders.
Longest rivers nationally
Longest river by state or territory
Althoug ...
References
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Rivers of New South Wales
South Coast (New South Wales)
Southern Tablelands