River in New South Wales, Australia
Tumbarumba Creek Etymology Aboriginal : 1. (Wiradjuri ) dhamba dhamba , meaning "very soft"[1] 2. words for "hollow sounding ground", "thunder", "sound" or "place of big trees".[2] Country Australia State New South Wales Region IBRA : Australian Alps , Riverina , Snowy Mountains , South West Slopes Local government area Snowy Valleys 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) River system Murray River , Murray–Darling basin Tributaries • left Maragle Creek, Paddys River • right Mannus Creek Nature reserve Bogandyera Nature Reserve [3] [4]
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 .
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]
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35°56′S 148°03′E / 35.933°S 148.050°E / -35.933; 148.050