Delegate River facts for kids
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Mouth of the Delegate River in New South Wales
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Other name(s) | Delegete, Delegate River East Branch, Delegate River West Branch |
Country | Australia |
States | Victoria, New South Wales |
Region | Australian Alps (IBRA), Victorian Alps, Snowy Mountains |
LGAs | East Gippsland, Snowy Monaro |
Physical characteristics | |
Main source | Gunmark Range, Errinundra Plateau near Goongerah, East Gippsland, Victoria 1,150 m (3,770 ft) 37°07′56″S 148°46′37″E / 37.13222°S 148.77694°E |
River mouth | confluence with the Snowy River Delegate, Snowy Mountains, New South Wales 35°46′S 148°21′E / 35.767°S 148.350°E |
Length | 50 km (31 mi) |
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River system | Snowy River |
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National parks | Errinundra NP, Kosciuszko NP |
The Delegate River is a perennial river of the Snowy River catchment, located in the Alpine regions of the states of Victoria and New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
The Delegate River rises below Cob Hill within Errinundra National Park on the north western slopes of Gunmark Range, part of the Errinundra Plateau, approximately 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) east northeast of Goongerah, in East Gippsland, Victoria. The river flows generally north, east southeast, northeast, north, and then northwest, flowing across the part of the boundary between New South Wales and Victoria, joined by sixteen tributaries including the Little Plains River and the Bombala River, before reaching its confluence with the Snowy River, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north northeast of Tombong, north of the town of Delegate and west northwest of the town of Bombala. The river descends 643 metres (2,110 ft) over its 127-kilometre (79 mi) course.