Kangaroo River Budderoo Creek[1] | |
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Etymology | Named because of abundance of kangaroos[1] |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | New South Wales |
Region | Sydney Basin (IBRA), Southern Highlands, Illawarra |
Local government area | Shoalhaven |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Bells Hills, Illawarra escarpment |
• location | southeast of Robertson |
• elevation | 290 m (950 ft) |
Mouth | Shoalhaven River |
• location | near Barron Flat |
• elevation | 56 m (184 ft) |
Length | 47 km (29 mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | Shoalhaven River |
Tributaries | |
• left | Brogers Creek |
• right | Yarrunga Creek, Bundanoon Creek |
National parks | Budderoo, Morton |
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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.