Tuross River

The Tuross River, an open semi-mature wave dominated barrier estuary[3] or perennial stream,[1] is located in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.

Tuross River
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	South East Corner (IBRA), South Coast
Local government area	Eurobodalla
Towns	Bodalla, Tuross Head
Physical characteristics
Source	Kybeyan Range, Great Dividing Range
• location	Mount Kydra, Wadbilliga National Park
• elevation	1,170 m (3,840 ft)
Mouth	Tasman Sea, South Pacific Ocean
• location	Tuross Lake, at Tuross Head
Length	147 km (91 mi)
Basin size	1,814 km^2 (700 sq mi)
Depth
• average	1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Guinea Creek, Swamp Creek (Tuross), Woila Creek, Mellion Creek, Big Belimbla Creek, Sawpit Creek, Swamp Creek (Comerang)
• right	Back River (Cooma-Monaro), Bumberry Creek, Myrtle Creek (Eurobodalla), Wadbilliga Hole Creek, Wadbilliga River, Wandella Creek, Reedy Creek (Tuross)
Waterfalls	Tuross Falls
National park	Wadbilliga
[1][2]

Course and features

Tuross River rises of the eastern slopes of the Kybeyan Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, below Mount Kydra on the western edge of Wadbilliga National Park, not far from Cooma. The river flows generally north, east and northeast, joined by fourteen tributaries including the Back River and Wadbilliga rivers, before spilling into Tuross Lake and reaching its mouth at the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean at Tuross Heads.[1] The river descends 1,170 metres (3,840 ft) over its 147 kilometres (91 mi) course.[2]

The catchment area of the river is 1,814 square kilometres (700 sq mi) with a volume of 18,208 megalitres (643.0×10^⁶ cu ft) over a surface area of 15.5 square kilometres (6.0 sq mi), at an average depth of 1.2 metres (3 ft 11 in).[4]

North of the town of Bodalla, the Princes Highway crosses the Tuross River.

Gallery

• 
  An aerial view of Tuross Head, with Tuross Lake to the right, and the estuarine Tuross River to the left, 2008.
• 
  Princess Highway, bridge across Tuross river.
• 
  Tuross River mouth, at Tuross Head, 2008.

See also

• Rivers of New South Wales
• List of rivers of New South Wales (L-Z)
• List of rivers of Australia
• Mordacia praecox

References

1. "Tuross River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
2. "Map of Tuross River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
3. Roy, P. S; Williams, R. J; Jones, A. R; Yassini, I; et al. (2001). "Structure and Function of South-east Australian Estuaries". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 53: 351–384. doi:10.1006/ecss.2001.0796.
4. "Tuross River". Coastal and floodplain management: Coastal zone management: Estuaries of NSW. NSW Environment and Heritage. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2013.

External links

• "Tuross River catchment" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.