Tumbarumba Creek
| Tumbarumba Creek | |
|---|---|
| Etymology | Aboriginal: 1. (Wiradjuri) dhamba dhamba, meaning "very soft" 2. words for "hollow sounding ground", "thunder", "sound" or "place of big trees". |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | IBRA: Australian Alps, Riverina, Snowy Mountains, South West Slopes |
| Local government area | Snowy Valleys |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Tumbarumba Hill, Snowy Mountains |
| • location | south of Laurel Hill |
| • elevation | 611 m (2,005 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with the Tooma River |
• location | south of Tooma |
• elevation | 252 m (827 ft) |
| Length | 30 km (19 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Murray River, Murray–Darling basin |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Maragle Creek, Paddys River |
| • right | Mannus Creek |
| Nature reserve | Bogandyera Nature Reserve |
Tumbarumba Creek, a watercourse of the Murray catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the region bordering the Riverina and Australian Alps of New South Wales, Australia.