Tumbarumba Creek
River in New South Wales, Australia
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Tumbarumba Creek, a watercourse[3] of the Murray catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the region bordering the Riverina and Australian Alps of New South Wales, Australia.
EtymologyAboriginal:
1. (Wiradjuri) dhamba dhamba, meaning "very soft"[1]
2. words for "hollow sounding ground", "thunder", "sound" or "place of big trees".[2]
1. (Wiradjuri) dhamba dhamba, meaning "very soft"[1]
2. words for "hollow sounding ground", "thunder", "sound" or "place of big trees".[2]
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
| Tumbarumba Creek | |
|---|---|
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| Etymology | Aboriginal: 1. (Wiradjuri) dhamba dhamba, meaning "very soft"[1] 2. words for "hollow sounding ground", "thunder", "sound" or "place of big trees".[2] |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | IBRA: Australian Alps, Riverina, Snowy Mountains, South West Slopes |
| Local government area | Snowy Valleys |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Tumbarumba Hill, Snowy Mountains |
| • location | south of Laurel Hill |
| • elevation | 611 m (2,005 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with the Tooma River |
• location | south of Tooma |
• elevation | 252 m (827 ft) |
| Length | 30 km (19 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Murray River, Murray–Darling basin |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Maragle Creek, Paddys River |
| • right | Mannus Creek |
| Nature reserve | Bogandyera Nature Reserve |
| [3][4] | |
Course and features
The creek rises below Tumbarumba Hill, south of Laurel Hill, on the western slopes of the Snowy Mountains, and its natural flow drains generally south, joined by three tributaries including Paddys River, before reaching its confluence with the Tooma River, south of the village of Tooma, descending 358 metres (1,175 ft) over its 30 kilometres (19 mi) course.[3][4]
