| Yowaka River Back Creek [1] | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | South East Corner (IBRA), South Coast |
| Local government area | Bega Valley |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Bold Granite Range |
| • location | southeast of Wyndham |
| • elevation | 285 m (935 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with the Pambula River to form Pambula Lake |
• location | south of Pambula |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 22 km (14 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Tuross River catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Old Hut Creek |
| Bridges | Greigs Flat bridge |
| Reservoir | Pambula Lake |
| [1] [2] | |
Yowaka River, a perennial river of the Pambula River catchment, is located in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.
Yowaka River rises on the eastern slopes of the Bold Granite Range, southeast of Wyndham and flows generally south, east, and then northeast, joined by one minor tributary before reaching its confluence with the Pambula River within Pambula Lake. The river descends 290 metres (950 ft) over its 22 kilometres (14 mi) course. [2]
The Princes Highway crosses the river between Pambula and Eden [2] via the heritage-listed Greigs Flat bridge. [3]
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Barwon River, a perennial river that is part of the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the north-west slopes and Orana regions of New South Wales, Australia.
Pambula is a town in Bega Valley Shire on the far south coast of New South Wales, Australia 454 kilometres (282 mi) south of Sydney via the Princes Highway. At the 2016 census, Pambula had a population of 970 people.
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The Yowaka River bridge is a heritage-listed road bridge that carries the Princes Highway across the Yowaka River at Greigs Flat, New South Wales, Australia. It was built in 1936. The bridge is also known as the Yowaka Bridge near Eden. The bridge is owned by Transport for NSW. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 20 June 2000.
Greigs Flat is a locality in the Bega Valley Shire of New South Wales, Australia. At the 2016 census, Greigs Flat had a population of 151.
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Coordinates: 36°59′30″S149°49′30″E / 36.99167°S 149.82500°E
