Genoa River

Genoa River
Bondi Creek, Yard Creek[1]
Genoa River is located in Victoria
Genoa River
Mouth of the Genoa River, in Victoria
Location
CountryAustralia
StatesNew South Wales, Victoria
RegionSouth Eastern Highlands, South East Corner (IBRA), Monaro, East Gippsland
Local government areasSnowy Monaro, East Gippsland
TownGenoa
Physical characteristics
SourceNungatta Mountain
 • locationsouth of Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales
 • elevation729 m (2,392 ft)
MouthTasman Sea, South Pacific Ocean
 • location
Mallacoota Inlet, East Gippsland, Victoria
 • coordinates
37°33′41″S 149°45′57″E / 37.56139°S 149.76583°E / -37.56139; 149.76583
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length95 km (59 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftBondi Creek, White Rock River, Nungatta Creek, Yambulla Creek, Wangarabell Creek, Big Flat Creek, Maramingo Creek, Wallagaraugh River
 • rightHopping Joe Creek, Black Jack Gully, Murmuring Creek, Jones Creek (Victoria), Three Mile Creek (Victoria), Stony Creek (Victoria), Genoa Creek
National parksCoopracambra, Merragunegin Reference Area
[1][2][3]

Genoa River is a perennial river located in the Monaro region of New South Wales and flows into the East Gippsland region of Victoria in Australia. It used to be known as Bondi Creek or Yard Creek.[1] The river's name derives from the First People "jinoor" ("footpath").[4]

  1. ^ a b c "Genoa River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 April 2013. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Map of Genoa River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Genoa River: 616373". VicNames. State Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  4. ^ "To learn your country, start by learning its Aboriginal names". 21 January 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.