Tumut River
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For other uses, see Tumut (disambiguation).
The Tumut River (/ˈtjuːmət/),[5] a perennial stream[1] that is part of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Snowy Mountains and South West Slopes districts of New South Wales, Australia.
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Tumut Doomut[1] | |
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Location of the Tumut River mouth in New South Wales | |
Etymology | Aboriginal: derived from Doomut or Doomat; meaning camping by the river[2] |
Native name | |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | New South Wales |
Region | Australian Alps (IBRA), South Eastern Highlands (IBRA), Snowy Mountains, South West Slopes |
Municipalities | Tumut, Gundagai |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Toolong Range, Snowy Mountains |
• location | west of Mount Jagungal |
• coordinates | 36°5′18″S 148°23′5″E |
• elevation | 1,430 m (4,690 ft) |
Mouth | confluence with the Murrumbidgee River |
• location | near Gundagai |
• coordinates | 35°1′18″S 148°10′51″E |
• elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
Length | 182 km (113 mi) |
Basin size | 4,000 km2 (1,500 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | Murrumbidgee catchment, Murray–Darling basin |
Tributaries | |
• left | Long Creek (Tumut), Buddong Creek, Gilmore Creek |
• right | Bogong Creek, Doubtful Creek, Happy Jacks Creek, Jounama Creek, McGregors Creek, Blowering Creek, Goobarragandra River, Brungle Creek |
Dams | Happy Jacks, Tumut Pond, Tumut Two, Talbingo, Jounama, Blowering |
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