Bemboka River

Bemboka River
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	South East Corner (IBRA), South Eastern Highlands (IBRA), Monaro, South Coast
District	Bega Valley
City	Bemboka
Physical characteristics
Source	Kybeyan Range, Great Dividing Range
• location	near Nimmitabel
• coordinates	36°31′16″S 149°28′18″E / 36.52111°S 149.47167°E / -36.52111; 149.47167
• elevation	897 m (2,943 ft)
Mouth	confluence with Tantawangalo Creek
• location	Morans Crossing, Snowy Mountains Highway
• coordinates	36°40′S 149°39′E / 36.667°S 149.650°E / -36.667; 149.650
• elevation	93 m (305 ft)
Length	27.9 km (17.3 mi)
Basin features
River system	Bega River
Tributaries
• left	Brown Mountain Creek, Polacks Flat Creek
• right	Nunnock River
National park	Wadbilliga
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The Bemboka River, a perennial stream^[2] of the Bega River catchment, is located in the Monaro and South Coast regions of New South Wales, Australia.

The Bemboka River rises in the Kybeyan Range, that is part of the Great Dividing Range, about 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of the village of Nimmitabel; and flows generally south southwest, south southeast, and east southeast, joined by three tributaries including the Nunnock River, before reaching its confluence with the Tantawangalo Creek to form the Bega River at Morans Crossing, adjacent to the Snowy Mountains Highway.^[2] The river descends 804 metres (2,638 ft) over its 27.9 kilometres (17.3 mi) course.^[1]

In its upper reaches, the Bemboka River is impounded by the Cochrane Dam to form the Cochrane Lake. The main purpose of the dam is to supply water for a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station at the downstream Brown Mountain Power Station,^[3] and for irrigation purposes.

The Bemboka River was previously the name given to the Bega River. The name Bemboka River now only applies down to its confluence with Tantawangalo Creek, from where the water course is then known as the Bega River.^[4]

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

• "Bega River catchment" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.