Tuross River
{{Short description|River in New South Wales, Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Use Australian English|date=May 2013}}
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| image = Tuross River from bridge.JPG
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| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = Australia
| subdivision_type2 = State
| subdivision_name2 = New South Wales
| subdivision_type3 = Region
| subdivision_name3 = South East Corner (IBRA), South Coast
| subdivision_type4 = Local government area
| subdivision_name4 = Eurobodalla
| subdivision_type5 = Towns
| subdivision_name5 = Bodalla, Tuross Head
| length = {{convert|147|km|mi|abbr=on}}
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| source1 = Kybeyan Range, Great Dividing Range
| source1_location = Mount Kydra, Wadbilliga National Park
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| source1_elevation = {{convert|1170|m|abbr=on}}
| mouth = Tasman Sea, South Pacific Ocean
| mouth_location = Tuross Lake, at Tuross Head
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| basin_size = {{convert|1814|km2|abbr=on}}
| tributaries_left = Guinea Creek, Swamp Creek (Tuross), Woila Creek, Mellion Creek, Big Belimbla Creek, Sawpit Creek, Swamp Creek (Comerang)
| tributaries_right = Back River (Cooma-Monaro), Bumberry Creek, Myrtle Creek (Eurobodalla), Wadbilliga Hole Creek, Wadbilliga River, Wandella Creek, Reedy Creek (Tuross)
| custom_label = National park
| custom_data = Wadbilliga
| waterfalls = Tuross Falls
| extra = {{NSW GNR|id=SXjLFxxOTR|title=Tuross River|date=2 June 1972|access-date=27 May 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=209179&cmd=sp|title=Map of Tuross River, NSW|work=Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia|access-date=27 May 2013}}
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The Tuross River, an open semi-mature wave dominated barrier estuary{{cite journal |author1=Roy, P. S |author2=Williams, R. J |author3=Jones, A. R |author4=Yassini, I |year=2001 |title=Structure and Function of South-east Australian Estuaries |journal=Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science |volume=53 |pages=351–384 |doi=10.1006/ecss.2001.0796|display-authors=etal}} or perennial stream, is located in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
Tuross River rises of the eastern slopes of the Kybeyan Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, below Mount Kydra on the western edge of Wadbilliga National Park, not far from Cooma. The river flows generally north, east and northeast, joined by fourteen tributaries including the Back River and Wadbilliga rivers, before spilling into Tuross Lake and reaching its mouth at the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean at Tuross Head. The river descends {{convert|1170|m}} over its {{convert|147|km}} course.
The catchment area of the river is {{convert|1814|km2}} with a volume of {{convert|18208|ML}} over a surface area of {{convert|15.5|km2}}, at an average depth of {{convert|1.2|m}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/estuaries/stats/TurossRiver.htm|title=Tuross River|work=Coastal and floodplain management: Coastal zone management: Estuaries of NSW|publisher=NSW Environment and Heritage|date=27 April 2012|access-date=27 May 2013}}
North of the town of Bodalla, the Princes Highway crosses the Tuross River.
Gallery
Tuross Head Aerial.JPG|An aerial view of Tuross Head, with Tuross Lake to the right, and the estuarine Tuross River to the left, 2008.
2018-12-22 Princess Highway, bridge across Tuross river.jpg|Princess Highway, bridge across Tuross river.
TurossHead.JPG|Tuross River mouth, at Tuross Head, 2008.
See also
{{Portal|New South Wales}}
References
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External links
- {{cite web|url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/ieo/Tuross/maplg.htm|title=Tuross River catchment|format=map|work=Office of Environment and Heritage|publisher=Government of New South Wales}}
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