| Bega River Buckajo River, Bemboka River[1] | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Looking_upstream_of_the_Bega_River.jpg) The Bega River, facing upstream from below the Bega Bridge, 2004 | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | South East Corner (IBRA), South Coast |
| District | Bega Valley |
| City | Bega |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source confluence | Bemboka River and Tantawanglo Creek |
| • location | Morans Crossing, Snowy Mountains Highway |
| • coordinates | 36°40′S 149°39′E / 36.667°S 149.650°E |
| • elevation | 113 m (371 ft) |
| Mouth | Tasman Sea, South Pacific Ocean |
• location | Mogareeka Inlet, Tathra |
• coordinates | 36°42′05″S 149°58′45″E / 36.70139°S 149.97917°E |
| Length | 48.6 km (30.2 mi) |
| Basin size | 2,850 km2 (1,100 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Brogo River |
| • right | Sandy Creek, Wolumla Creek |
| [2][3] | |
The Bega River is an intermittently open intermediate wave dominated barrier estuary[2] that is located in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.
- ^ "Bega River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ a b Roy, P. S; Williams, R. J; Jones, A. R; Yassini, I; et al. (2001). "Structure and Function of South-east Australian Estuaries". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 53: 351–384. doi:10.1006/ecss.2001.0796.
- ^ "Map of Bega River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
