The Wingecarribee River (
Aboriginal Dharawal
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: ''Winge Karrabee''
[), a ]perennial river
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that is part of the Hawkesbury– Nepean catchment, is located in the Southern Highlands region of New South Wales
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Course and features
Wingecarribee River rises on the heights at Robertson
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below Wingecarribee Reservoir, near the village of Glenquarry, and flows generally northwest, joined by two minor tributaries
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and through the Belanglo State Forest and Bangadilly National Park, before reaching its confluence
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with the Wollondilly River
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north of the locality of Tugalong, northwest of Berrima. The river descends over its course
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In its upper reaches, the feeder creeks of the Wingecarribee form the Wingecarribee Swamp, the only substantial peat bog in New South Wales. Most of the swamp has been drained and the remaining section of the swamp is the habitat of a number of endangered species. The river runs through a valley on the plateau that is home to a popular camp, Biloela.
The ]Moss Vale Road
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crosses the river at Bong Bong
Bong Bong was a small township in Wingecarribee Shire, New South Wales, Australia. It is also the name for the surrounding parish. It is within the Southern Highlands.
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, between Bowral
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and Moss Vale
Moss Vale is a town in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in the Wingecarribee Shire. It is located on the Illawarra Highway, which connects to Wollongong and the Illawarra coast via Macquarie Pass.
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. At Berrima, the river is crossed by the Hume Freeway.
The Shoalhaven Scheme pumps water from the Shoalhaven River
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Location and features
The Shoalha ...
into the Wingecarribee Reservoir and this water supply
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augments the water supply for greater metropolitan Sydney.
See also
* List of rivers of New South Wales (L–Z)
* List of rivers of Australia
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Longest rivers nationally
Longest river by state or territory
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* Rivers of New South Wales
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References
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Rivers of New South Wales
Southern Highlands (New South Wales)
Hume Highway