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Eucumbene River
The Eucumbene River from the Snowy Mountains Highway at Kiandra, 1990.
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	Australian Alps (IBRA), Snowy Mountains
Local government area	Snowy Monaro Regional Council
Town	Jindabyne
Physical characteristics
Source	Snowy Mountains
• location	below Shaw Hill
• elevation	1,380 m (4,530 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Snowy River
• location	Lake Jindabyne
• elevation	900 m (3,000 ft)
Length	84 km (52 mi)
Basin features
River system	Snowy River catchment
Tributaries
• left	Chance Creek, Alpine Creek (New South Wales), Gang Gang Creek
• right	Tabletop Creek, Hughes Creek, Swamp Creek (New South Wales, Snowy River), Big Tolbar Creek
National park	Kosciuszko NP

The Eucumbene River, a perennial river of the Snowy River catchment, is located in the Snowy Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

The Eucumbene River rises below Shaw Hill, in the northern part of the Kosciuszko National Park, approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of the village of Kiandra. The river flows generally south and southeast before emptying into Lake Eucumbene where its flow is impounded by Eucumbene Dam. After passing through or over the dam wall, the river flows generally south before emptying into Lake Jindabyne, impounded by Jindabyne Dam. Within Lake Jindabyne, the river reaches its confluence with the Snowy River.

The river descends 476 metres (1,562 ft) over its 84 kilometres (52 mi) course, joined by seven minor tributaries.

The flow of the river is impacted by alpine conditions, with high flows during spring as a result of snow melt. During winter, the river is subject to snow and ice conditions.

The Snowy Mountains Highway crosses the river at several locations between Adaminaby and Kiandra.

See also

• List of rivers of New South Wales (A–K)
• List of rivers of Australia
• Rivers of New South Wales
• Snowy Mountains Scheme

References

1. "Eucumbene River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
2. ^ "Map of Eucumbene River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 2 June 2013.

External links

• Snowy Flow Response Monitoring and Modelling

v t e Snowy Monaro Region, New South Wales, Australia
Townships and Villages	Adaminaby Berridale Bombala Bredbo Cooma Delegate Jindabyne Thredbo Village
Localities and rural places	Anglers Reach Blue Cow Mountain Bullocks Flat Charlotte Pass Dalgety Dry Plain Guthega Michelago Nimmitabel Old Adaminaby Perisher Valley Pine Valley Rhine Falls Shannons Flat Smiggin Holes Wambrook
National parks and other natural features	Kosciuszko National Park Valentine Falls
Rivers and other watercourses	Berrima Burrungubugge Cooma Back Eucumbene Goorudee Gungarlin Ingeegoodbee Jacobs Little Thredbo Mowamba Pinch Snowy River Thredbo
Dams and/or associated reservoirs	Eucumbene Guthega Island Bend Jindabyne Jounama
Mountain ranges	Snowy Mountains
Attractions	Alpine Way Barry Way Big Trout Blue Lake Kiandra Lake Albina Lake Cootapatamba Mount Kosciuszko Mount Townsend Perisher Ski Resort Selwyn Snowfields Skitube Smiggin Holes Snowy Mountains Highway Snowy Scheme Museum
Main Article: Local government areas of New South Wales

36°21′S 148°38′E / 36.350°S 148.633°E / -36.350; 148.633

• Rivers of New South Wales
• Snowy Mountains Scheme
• Adaminaby