Wingecarribee River

Wingecarribee
The brown on the left is Wingecarribee Swamp with Fitzroy Falls Reservoir on the right.
EtymologyAboriginal (Dharawal): Winge Karrabee meaning "a flight of birds" and "waters to rest beside"[1]
Native nameWinge Karrabee (Dharawal)[1]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
RegionSydney Basin (IBRA), Southern Highlands
Local government areasWingecarribee, Wollondilly
TownBerrima
Physical characteristics
SourceWingecarribee Reservoir
 • locationGlenquarry
 • coordinates34°34′35″S 150°32′35″E / 34.576276°S 150.542985°E / -34.576276; 150.542985
 • elevation674 m (2,211 ft)
Mouthconfluence with the Wollondilly River
 • location
Tugalong, northwest of Berrima
 • coordinates
34°22′36″S 150°07′22″E / 34.376703°S 150.122820°E / -34.376703; 150.122820
 • elevation
280 m (920 ft)
Length73 km (45 mi)
Basin features
River systemHawkesbury-Nepean catchment
Tributaries 
 • rightJoadja Creek, Deep Creek (Wingecarribee)
National parkBangadilly National Park
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The Wingecarribee River (Aboriginal Dharawal: Winge Karrabee[1]), a perennial river that is part of the HawkesburyNepean catchment, is located in the Southern Highlands region of New South Wales, Australia.

  1. ^ a b c d "Wingecarribee River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 April 2013. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Wingecarribee River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 3 April 2013.

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