Genoa River

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Genoa River
Bondi Creek, Yard Creek [1]
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Mouth of the Genoa River, in Victoria
Location
Country Australia
States New South Wales, Victoria
Region South Eastern Highlands, South East Corner (IBRA), Monaro, East Gippsland
Local government areas Snowy Monaro, East Gippsland
Town Genoa
Physical characteristics
SourceNungatta Mountain
  locationsouth of Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales
  elevation729 m (2,392 ft)
Mouth Tasman Sea, South Pacific Ocean
  location
Mallacoota Inlet, East Gippsland, Victoria
  coordinates
37°33′41″S149°45′57″E / 37.56139°S 149.76583°E / -37.56139; 149.76583 Coordinates: 37°33′41″S149°45′57″E / 37.56139°S 149.76583°E / -37.56139; 149.76583
  elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length95 km (59 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  leftBondi Creek, White Rock River, Nungatta Creek, Yambulla Creek, Wangarabell Creek, Big Flat Creek, Maramingo Creek, Wallagaraugh River
  rightHopping Joe Creek, Black Jack Gully, Murmuring Creek, Jones Creek (Victoria), Three Mile Creek (Victoria), Stony Creek (Victoria), Genoa Creek
National parks Coopracambra, Merragunegin Reference Area
[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] The river's name derives from the First People "jinoor" ("footpath"). [4]

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Genoa River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 April 2013. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  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. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  4. "To learn your country, start by learning its Aboriginal names". 21 January 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.