Tumbarumba Creek

Tumbarumba Creek, a watercourse[3] of the Murray catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the region bordering the Riverina and Australian Alps of New South Wales, Australia.

Tumbarumba Creek
EtymologyAboriginal:
1. (Wiradjuri) dhamba dhamba, meaning "very soft"[1]
2. words for "hollow sounding ground", "thunder", "sound" or "place of big trees".[2]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
RegionIBRA: Australian Alps, Riverina, Snowy Mountains, South West Slopes
Local government areaSnowy Valleys
Physical characteristics
SourceTumbarumba Hill, Snowy Mountains
 • locationsouth of Laurel Hill
 • elevation611 m (2,005 ft)
Mouthconfluence with the Tooma River
 • location
south of Tooma
 • elevation
252 m (827 ft)
Length30 km (19 mi)
Basin features
River systemMurray River, Murray–Darling basin
Tributaries 
 • leftMaragle Creek, Paddys River
 • rightMannus Creek
Nature reserveBogandyera Nature Reserve
[3][4]

Course and features

The creek rises below Tumbarumba Hill, south of Laurel Hill, on the western slopes of the Snowy Mountains, and its natural flow drains generally south, joined by three tributaries including Paddys River, before reaching its confluence with the Tooma River, south of the village of Tooma; descending 358 metres (1,175 ft) over its 30 kilometres (19 mi) course.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. McNicol, Sally; Hosking, Dianne (1994). "Wiradjuri". Macquarie Aboriginal Words. Sydney: Macquarie Library. p. 98.
  2. "Tumbarumba". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  3. "Tumbarumba Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  4. "Map of Tumbarumba Creek". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 6 April 2013.


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