Wingecarribee River

Wingecarribee
The brown on the left is Wingecarribee Swamp with Fitzroy Falls Reservoir on the right.
Etymology	Aboriginal (Dharawal): Winge Karrabee meaning "a flight of birds" and "waters to rest beside"[1]
Native name	Winge Karrabee[1]
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	Sydney Basin (IBRA), Southern Highlands
Local government areas	Wingecarribee, Wollondilly
Town	Berrima
Physical characteristics
Source	Wingecarribee Reservoir
• location	Glenquarry
• coordinates	34°34′35″S 150°32′35″E / 34.576276°S 150.542985°E / -34.576276; 150.542985
• elevation	674 m (2,211 ft)
Mouth	confluence 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)
Length	73 km (45 mi)
Basin features
River system	Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment
Tributaries
• right	Joadja Creek, Deep Creek (Wingecarribee)
National park	Bangadilly National Park
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The Wingecarribee River (Aboriginal Dharawal: Winge Karrabee^[1]), a perennial river that is part of the Hawkesbury–Nepean catchment, is located in the Southern Highlands region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features[]

Wingecarribee River rises on the heights at Robertson below Wingecarribee Reservoir, near the village of Glenquarry, and flows generally northwest, joined by two minor tributaries and through the Belanglo State Forest and Bangadilly National Park, before reaching its confluence with the Wollondilly River north of the locality of Tugalong, northwest of Berrima. The river descends 393 metres (1,289 ft) over its 73-kilometre (45 mi) course.^[2]

In its upper reaches, the feeder creeks of the Wingecarribee form the Wingecarribee Swamp, the only substantial peat bog in New South Wales. Most of the swamp has been drained and the remaining section of the swamp is the habitat of a number of endangered species.^{[citation needed]} The river runs through a valley on the plateau that is home to a popular camp, Biloela.^{[citation needed]}

The crosses the river at Bong Bong, between Bowral and Moss Vale. At Berrima, the river is crossed by the Hume Freeway.

The Shoalhaven Scheme pumps water from the Shoalhaven River into the Wingecarribee Reservoir and this water supply augments the water supply for greater metropolitan Sydney.

See also[]

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

References[]

External links[]

• "Wingecarribee River Subcatchment" (PDF). Hawkesbury Nepean River Health Strategy. Hawkesbury Nepean Catchment Management Authority. 2008. pp. 89–91.

Coordinates: 34°23′S 150°07′E / 34.383°S 150.117°E / -34.383; 150.117