Maragle is a rural locality in the southeast part of the
Riverina, situated approximately west of
Cabramurra as the crow flies, or by road. The nearest towns are
Tumbarumba to the northwest, and
Batlow to the north. At the , it had a population of 58.
Geography
The region varies greatly in altitude, ranging from at the valley floor near
Tooma to at Pilot Reef Mountain.
State forest (chiefly ''
Eucalyptus delegatensis
''Eucalyptus'' () is a genus of over seven hundred species of flowering trees, shrubs or mallees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Along with several other genera in the tribe Eucalypteae, including '' Corymbia'', they are commonly known as euca ...
'' and ''
pinus radiata'') as well as semi-cleared, undulating
grazing land characterise the area.
File:Maragle (Southern Cloud Lookout).jpg, Characteristic 'emerald green' country of the Upper Murray valleys in springtime.
File:Emerald Green Upper Murray.jpg,
Climate
The climate here is that of a cold rainforest, particularly in the cooler months of the year. Although high summer to mid autumn is relatively dry, springs are characterised by frequent and severe
thunderstorms.
Sleet and
graupel
Graupel (; ), also called soft hail, hominy snow, or snow pellets, is precipitation that forms when supercooled water droplets in air are collected and freeze on falling snowflakes, forming balls of crisp, opaque rime.
Graupel is distinct from ...
are very common occurrences throughout the year (at times even in early summer) and
snow often falls heavily in the winter and spring months. Low, heavy cloud dominates the winter skies. Seasonal range is especially great about the maximum temperatures, from in January to just in July.
Climate data are sourced from an altitude of at Hunters Hill across the border into Victoria, operating since 1993.
References
{{Localities in Snowy Valleys Council
Towns in the Riverina
Snowy Valleys Council