The Kybeyan River, a watercourse that is part of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Monaro region of New South Wales, Australia.
Kybeyan | |
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Location of the Kybeyan River mouth in New South Wales | |
Standort | |
Land | Australien |
State | New South Wales |
Region | South Eastern Highlands (IBRA), Monaro |
Municipality | Cooma-Monaro |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Great Dividing Range |
• location | south-east of Kybeyan |
• coordinates | 36°24′21″S 149°28′47″E / 36.40583°S 149.47972°E |
• elevation | 1,060 m (3,480 ft) |
Mouth | Numeralla River |
• location | near Warrens Corner |
• coordinates | 36°13′13″S 149°21′25″E / 36.22028°S 149.35694°E |
• elevation | 745 m (2,444 ft) |
Length | 36 km (22 mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | Murrumbidgee catchment, Murray–Darling basin |
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The river rises on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range, near Greenland Swamp, and flows generally north and north-west, joined by three tributaries before reaching its confluence with the Numeralla River, near Warrens Corner; descending 317 metres (1,040 ft) over its 36-kilometre (22 mi) course.[2][1]
See also
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edit- ^ a b "Map of Kybeyan River". Bonzle.com. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Kybeyan River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 February 2013.