Genoa River

Genoa River
Bondi Creek, Yard Creek[1]
Perennial river
Country Australia
States New South Wales, Victoria
Regions South Eastern Highlands, South East Corner (IBRA), Monaro, East Gippsland
Local government areas Bombala, East Gippsland
Tributaries
 - left Bondi Creek, White Rock River, Nungatta Creek, Yambulla Creek, Wangarabell Creek, Big Flat Creek, Maramingo Creek, Wallagaraugh River
 - right Hopping Joe Creek, Black Jack Gully, Murmuring Creek, Jones Creek (Victoria), Three Mile Creek (Victoria), Stony Creek (Victoria), Genoa Creek
Town Genoa
Source Nungatta Mountain
 - location south of Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales
 - elevation 729 m (2,392 ft)
Mouth Tasman Sea, South Pacific Ocean
 - location Mallacoota Inlet, East Gippsland, Victoria
 - elevation 0 m (0 ft)
 - coordinates 37°33′41″S 149°45′57″E / 37.56139°S 149.76583°E / -37.56139; 149.76583Coordinates: 37°33′41″S 149°45′57″E / 37.56139°S 149.76583°E / -37.56139; 149.76583
Length 95 km (59 mi)
National parks Coopracambra, Merragunegin Reference Area
Mouth of the Genoa River, in Victoria
[1][2][3]

Genoa River is a perennial river located in the Monaro region of New South Wales and flows into the East Gippsland region of Victoria in Australia. It used to be known as Bondi Creek or Yard Creek.[1]

Course and features

Genoa River rises below Nungatta Mountain, south of Bombala in New South Wales, and flows generally north, then south, crossing the Black-Allan Line that forms part of the border between Victoria and New South Wales, and then southeast flowing through the Coopracambra National Park, joined by fifteen tributaries including the White Rock River and Wallagaraugh River, before reaching its river mouth of the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean at the Mallacoota Inlet in Victoria. The river descends 728 metres (2,388 ft) over its 95 kilometres (59 mi) course.[2]

The Monaro Highway crosses the river in its upper reaches between Bombala and Cann River; and the Princes Highway crosses the river in its lower reaches at Genoa.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Genoa River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Map of Genoa River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  3. "Genoa River: 616373". VicNames. State Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Retrieved 1 April 2013.


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