Tumut River

Tumut
Doomut[1]
Tumut River, near Tumut, New South Wales
Tumut River is located in New South Wales
Tumut River
Location of the Tumut River mouth in New South Wales
EtymologyAboriginal: derived from Doomut or Doomat; meaning camping by the river[2]
Native name
Location
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
RegionAustralian Alps (IBRA), South Eastern Highlands (IBRA), Snowy Mountains, South West Slopes
MunicipalitiesTumut, Gundagai
Physical characteristics
SourceToolong Range, Snowy Mountains
 • locationwest of Mount Jagungal
 • coordinates36°5′18″S 148°23′5″E / 36.08833°S 148.38472°E / -36.08833; 148.38472
 • elevation1,430 m (4,690 ft)
Mouthconfluence with the Murrumbidgee River
 • location
near Gundagai
 • coordinates
35°1′18″S 148°10′51″E / 35.02167°S 148.18083°E / -35.02167; 148.18083
 • elevation
220 m (720 ft)
Length182 km (113 mi)
Basin size4,000 km2 (1,500 sq mi)
Basin features
River systemMurrumbidgee catchment,
Murray–Darling basin
Tributaries 
 • leftLong Creek (Tumut), Buddong Creek, Gilmore Creek
 • rightBogong Creek, Doubtful Creek, Happy Jacks Creek, Jounama Creek, McGregors Creek, Blowering Creek, Goobarragandra River, Brungle Creek
DamsHappy Jacks, Tumut Pond, Tumut Two, Talbingo, Jounama, Blowering
[3][4]

The Tumut River (/ˈtjmət/),[5] a perennial stream[1] that is part of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Snowy Mountains and South West Slopes districts of New South Wales, Australia.

  1. ^ a b c "Tumut River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Reed, A. W. (1973). Place Names of Australia (paperback). Frenchs Forest, Sydney: Reed Books Pty Limited. p. 214. ISBN 0-589-50128-3.
  3. ^ "Map of Tumut River". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  4. ^ "About the Lower Murrumbidgee Catchment". CSIRO. Archived from the original on 22 July 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2008.
  5. ^ Tumut. Melbourne: The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. 2005. ISBN 1-876429-14-3. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)