Kangaroo River (Shoalhaven)

Kangaroo River
Budderoo Creek[1]
Map
EtymologyNamed because of abundance of kangaroos[1]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
RegionSydney Basin (IBRA), Southern Highlands, Illawarra
Local government areaShoalhaven
Physical characteristics
SourceBells Hills, Illawarra escarpment
 • locationsoutheast of Robertson
 • elevation290 m (950 ft)
MouthShoalhaven River
 • location
near Barron Flat
 • elevation
56 m (184 ft)
Length47 km (29 mi)
Basin features
River systemShoalhaven River
Tributaries 
 • leftBrogers Creek
 • rightYarrunga Creek, Bundanoon Creek
National parksBudderoo, Morton
[2]

The Kangaroo River is a perennial river of the Shoalhaven catchment located in the Southern Highlands and Illawarra regions of New South Wales, Australia.[1]

The Kangaroo River, in Kangaroo Valley, is one of the few rivers that flows west before joining the Shoalhaven river to flow out to the sea.

  1. ^ a b c "Kangaroo River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 December 2008. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Map of Kangaroo River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.