Shoalhaven River

Shoalhaven River
Shoalhaven River, near the Great Dividing Range, west of Batemans Bay.
Shoalhaven River is located in New South Wales
Shoalhaven River
Location of the Shoalhaven River mouth in New South Wales
Etymology"Shoals Haven" (Bass in 1797).[1]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
RegionSydney Basin (IBRA), Southern Tablelands, South Coast
LGAsQueanbeyan–Palerang, Shoalhaven
CitiesNowra, Bomaderry
Physical characteristics
SourceEuranbene Mountain, Great Dividing Range
 • locationwest of Bendethera
 • coordinates35°58′15″S 149°38′3″E / 35.97083°S 149.63417°E / -35.97083; 149.63417
 • elevation864 m (2,835 ft)
MouthTasman Sea, Pacific Ocean
 • location
Shoalhaven Heads
 • coordinates
34°51′S 150°44′E / 34.850°S 150.733°E / -34.850; 150.733
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length327 km (203 mi)
Basin size7,086 km2 (2,736 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • locationNear mouth
 • average63.1 m3/s (1,990 GL/a)[2]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftKangaroo River
 • rightMongarlowe River, Corang River, Endrick River
IslandsPig (Burraga), Comerong
[3]

The Shoalhaven River is a perennial river that rises from the Southern Tablelands and flows into an open mature wave dominated barrier estuary[4] near Nowra on the South Coast of New South Wales, Australia.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference AWReed was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "East Coastal Watersheds".
  3. ^ "Map of Shoalhaven River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  4. ^ 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 (3): 351–384. Bibcode:2001ECSS...53..351R. doi:10.1006/ecss.2001.0796.