The Numeralla River, a

perennial river A perennial stream is a stream that has continuous flow of surface water throughout the year in at least parts of its catchment during seasons of normal rainfall, Water Supply Paper 494. as opposed to one whose flow is intermittent. In the abs ...

that is part of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the

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, is located in the Monaro region of

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. The name of the river is claimed to derive from an Aboriginal word meaning "valley of plenty", but Flavia Hodges has called this etymology "highly suspect".

Course

The river rises on the northern slopes of the

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, about east of the village of

Nimmitabel Nimmitabel is a small town in the Monaro region in southeast New South Wales, Australia, in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area. At the , Nimmitabel had a population of 320. Etymology Nimmitabel means "the place where man ...

, and flows generally north and west, joined by eight

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including the Kybeyan and Big Badja rivers before reaching its

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with 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 ...

, south of

Bredbo Bredbo is a village on the Monaro plains of New South Wales, Australia. The village is on the Monaro Highway north of Cooma. The village is in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council and had a population of 352 at the . History Located at the junct ...

and about north 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 ...

; descending over its course. The river is a diverse ecosystem rich with many different animal species such as the uncommonly seen Wanderer's Kingfisher and the

Kiora frog Kiora is a locality in the Eurobodalla Shire, New South Wales, Australia. It is located about 11 km west of Moruya on the road to Araluen at the point where the Deua River becomes estuarine and changes its name to the Moruya River The Mor ...

. Its native freshwater fish fauna had been entirely replaced by introduced trout species, now replaced by the introduced European carp species; a common situation in south-east Australia. Alluvial gold was discovered in and along the river in 1858, with the diggings worked until 1868.

References

{{Rivers of New South Wales , state=autocollapse Rivers of New South Wales Tributaries of the Murrumbidgee River Bombala railway line

Course

See also

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