Yaouk () is a locality in the Snowy Monaro Region,

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, Australia. It lies in open grassland valleys surrounded by mountains on both sides of the

Murrumbidgee River The Murrumbidgee River () is a major tributary of the Murray River within the Murray–Darling basin and the second longest river in Australia. It flows through the Australian state of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, desce ...

, downstream from and east of the

Tantangara Dam Tantangara Dam is a major ungated concrete gravity dam with concrete chute spillway across the Murrumbidgee River in Tantangara, upstream of Adaminaby in the Snowy Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia. The dam is part of the Snowy M ...

, north of

Adaminaby Adaminaby is a small town near the Snowy Mountains north-west of Cooma, New South Wales, Australia, in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council. The historic town, of 301 people at the , is a trout fishing centre and winter sports destination situated ...

, east of the

Kosciuszko National Park The Kosciuszko National Park () is a national park and contains mainland Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko, for which it is named, and Cabramurra, the highest town in Australia. Its borders contain a mix of rugged mountains and wildern ...

and south of the

Namadgi National Park Namadgi National Park is a protected area in the south-west of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), bordering Kosciuszko National Park in New South Wales. It lies approximately southwest of Canberra, and occupies approximately 46 percent of ...

in the

Australian Capital Territory The Australian Capital Territory (commonly abbreviated as ACT), known as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) until 1938, is a landlocked federal territory of Australia containing the national capital Canberra and some surrounding townships. ...

, but separated from it by the mountainous

Scabby Range Scabby may refer to: People * William Cragh, Welsh medieval warrior, also known as "William the Scabby". * Cathal Carragh Ua Conchobair, King of Connacht from 1189 to 1202, who was nicknamed "scabby". * Amlaíb Cenncairech, a Norse ruler whose name ...

. It is about 110 km south of

Canberra Canberra ( ) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...

and about 75 km northwest of

Cooma Cooma is a town in the south of New South Wales, Australia. It is located south of the national capital, Canberra, via the Monaro Highway. It is also on the Snowy Mountains Highway, connecting Bega with the Riverina. At the , Cooma had a po ...

. At the , it had a population of 25.

History

Yaouk is named after the Yaouk Run, a 4,096 hectare " squatter's run" first held by Henry Hall in 1838.

Heritage listing

Yaouk has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * Sams River Fire Trail:

Scabby Range Nature Reserve Scabby Range Nature Reserve is a heritage-listed protected area at Sams River Fire Trail, Yaouk, New South Wales, Australia. It was established on 3 December 1982 and added to the former Australian Register of the National Estate on 30 Jun ...

References

Snowy Monaro Regional Council Localities in New South Wales Yaouk, New South Wales {{NewSouthWales-geo-stub