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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.

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]
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
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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]

See also

• List of rivers of New South Wales (L–Z)
• Snowy Mountains
• Rivers of New South Wales
• Rivers of Australia

References

External links

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

На других языках

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[de] Tumbarumba Creek (Tooma River)

Der Tumbrumba Creek ist ein Fluss im Südosten des australischen Bundesstaates New South Wales.

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- [en] Tumbarumba Creek

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