Numeralla
Umaralla River[1]
Numeralla River is located in New South Wales
Numeralla River
Location of the mouth of the Numeralla River in New South Wales
EtymologyAboriginal: valley of plenty[2]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
RegionSouth Eastern Highlands (IBRA), Monaro
MunicipalitySnowy Monaro Regional Council
Physical characteristics
SourceKybeyan Range
 • locationeast of Nimmitabel
 • coordinates36°30′27″S 149°25′20″E / 36.50750°S 149.42222°E / -36.50750; 149.42222
 • elevation1,070 m (3,510 ft)
MouthMurrumbidgee River
 • location
north of Cooma
 • coordinates
36°3′56″S 149°9′1″E / 36.06556°S 149.15028°E / -36.06556; 149.15028
 • elevation
706 m (2,316 ft)
Length94 km (58 mi)
Basin features
River systemMurrumbidgee catchment,
Murray–Darling basin
Tributaries 
 • leftKybeyan River, Big Badja River
 • rightRock Flat Creek
[3]

The Numeralla River, a perennial river that is part of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Monaro region of New South Wales, Australia.

The name of the river is claimed to derive from an Aboriginal word meaning "valley of plenty", but Flavia Hodges has called this etymology "highly suspect".[2][4]

Course

Numeralla River
 source
 Jarake Road
Greenlands Road
 Greenlands Swamp Creek
 Kybeyan Road
 Winifred Creek
 Gallows Creek
 Grannys Flat Creek
 Dangelong Road
 Mowles Creek
 Dangelong Creek
 Halls Creek
 Mount Forest Road
 Stony Creek
 Dry Creek
 Lease Gully
 Lambing Gully
 Kybeyan River
 Bill Kings Creek
 Cooma Street, Numeralla
 Big Badja River
 Green Creek
 Kings Creek
 Rose Valley Road
 Dodds Creek
 Rock Flat Creek
 Chakola Road
 Christos Creek
 Bombala railway line
 Monaro Highway
 Murrumbidgee River

The river rises on the northern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) east of the village of Nimmitabel, and flows generally north and west, joined by eight tributaries including the Kybeyan and Big Badja rivers before reaching its confluence with the Murrumbidgee River, south of Bredbo and about 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of Cooma; descending 367 metres (1,204 ft) over its 93-kilometre (58 mi) course.[1][3]

The river is a diverse ecosystem rich with many different animal species such as the uncommonly seen Wanderer's Kingfisher and the Kiora frog. Its native freshwater fish fauna had been entirely replaced by introduced trout species, now replaced by the introduced European carp species; a common situation in south-east Australia.

Alluvial gold was discovered in and along the river in 1858, with the diggings worked until 1868.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Numeralla River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Numeralla". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Map of Numeralla River, ACT". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ↑ "History". Numeralla and District Activities Inc. 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
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