Kowmung River
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- Kowmung (Aboriginal)
- Barnalay (Gundungurra)[2]
| Kowmung Dryander River[1] | |
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| Etymology | Aboriginal: gummung meaning "sore eyes"[2] |
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| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | Sydney Basin (IBRA), Central Tablelands |
| Local government areas | Oberon, Blue Mountains |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source confluence | Hollanders River and Tuglow River |
| • location | Tuglow, near Shooters Hill |
| • elevation | 941 m (3,087 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with the Coxs River |
• location | west of Mount Cookem |
• elevation | 125 m (410 ft) |
| Length | 74 km (46 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Morong Creek, Hanrahans Creek, Doris Creek, Christys Creek, Gingra Creek |
| • right | Redcliff Creek, Waterfall Creek |
| National parks | Kanangra-Boyd, Blue Mountains |
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The Kowmung River (Gandangara: Barnalay[2]), a perennial river that is part of the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment, is located in the Central Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia.
The Kowmung River is formed by the confluence of the Tuglow and Hollanders rivers near the locality of Tuglow, east southeast of the village of Shooters Hill. The river flows generally southeast and northeast, joined by seven minor tributaries, before reaching its confluence with the Coxs River west of Mount Cookem. The river descends 816 metres (2,677 ft) over its 74-kilometre (46 mi) course.[4][6]
Approximately seventy per cent of the river's catchment lies within the boundaries of the Blue Mountains and Kanangra-Boyd national parks.[5]
Much of the surrounding country is rugged, with steep cliffs and gorges. It is mostly covered by eucalyptus forest with some rainforest in deep ravines.[6] The river is possibly home to the threatened Macquarie perch (Macquaria australasica), while the surrounds are home to the endangered species the brush-tailed rock wallaby (Petrogale penicillata), stuttering frog and south-eastern petaltail. Endangered flora found include Hakea dohertyi, Trachymene saniculifolia and Diuris aequalis.[6]
