Numeralla River
The Numeralla River, a perennial river that is part of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Monaro region of New South Wales, Australia.
| Numeralla Umaralla River | |
|---|---|
Location of the mouth of the Numeralla River in New South Wales | |
| Etymology | Aboriginal: valley of plenty |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | South Eastern Highlands (IBRA), Monaro |
| Municipality | Snowy Monaro Regional Council |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Kybeyan Range |
| • location | east of Nimmitabel |
| • coordinates | 36°30′27″S 149°25′20″E |
| • elevation | 1,070 m (3,510 ft) |
| Mouth | Murrumbidgee River |
• location | north of Cooma |
• coordinates | 36°3′56″S 149°9′1″E |
• elevation | 706 m (2,316 ft) |
| Length | 94 km (58 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Murrumbidgee catchment, Murray–Darling basin |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Kybeyan River, Big Badja River |
| • right | Rock Flat Creek |
The name of the river is claimed to derive from an Aboriginal word meaning "valley of plenty", but Flavia Hodges has called this etymology "highly suspect".
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