The Mongarlowe River is a
perennial river
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of the
Shoalhaven
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catchment located in the
Southern Tablelands
The Southern Tablelands is a geographic area of New South Wales, Australia, located south-west of Sydney and west of the Great Dividing Range.
The area is characterised by high, flat country which has generally been extensively cleared and ...
region of
New South Wales
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Australia.
It was also known as Little River, during the 19th century.
Location and features
The river rises on the western slopes of the
Great Dividing Range within the
Monga National Park
The Monga National Park is a national park located south west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The closest town nearby is Braidwood.
Monga features outstanding high altitude eucalyptus forest and temperate rainforest. It contains the C ...
about east southeast of the village of
Araluen. The river flows generally north, joined by six minor
tributaries
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before reaching its
confluence with the Shoalhaven River approximately northwest of the locality of Charleyong. The river descends over its
course.
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The river is crossed by the Kings Highway northwest of Clyde Mountain.][ There are other road crossings at Monga, Mongarlowe and ]Marlowe Marlowe may refer to:
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* Christopher Marlowe (1564–1593), English dramatist, poet and translator
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The river has a translocated population of the endangered Macquarie Perch
The Macquarie perch (''Macquaria australasica'') is an Australian native freshwater fish of the Murray-Darling river system. It is a member of the family Percichthyidae and is closely related to the golden perch (''Macquaria ambigua'').
The ...
(''Macquaria australasica''). It is thought that this population descends from fish from the Murray-Darling Basin and not the eastern sub-species native to other parts of the Shoalhaven catchment. In recent years, this population seems to be in decline and may be doomed to local extinction.
See also
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* List of rivers in New South Wales (L-Z)
* Monga National Park
The Monga National Park is a national park located south west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The closest town nearby is Braidwood.
Monga features outstanding high altitude eucalyptus forest and temperate rainforest. It contains the C ...
* Rivers of New South Wales
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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
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Rivers of New South Wales
Southern Tablelands
Shoalhaven River