Kedumba River facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Kedumba
Kedumba River descending into the Jamison Valley over the Katoomba Falls, viewed from Scenic World, Katoomba, 2013.
Location of the Keduma River mouth in Lake Burragorang, New South Wales
Other name(s)	Kedumba Creek (Part), Katoomba Creek (Part)
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	Sydney Basin (IBRA), Blue Mountains, Macarthur
LGAs	Blue Mountains, Wollondilly
Physical characteristics
Main source	Blue Mountains Walford Park, Katoomba, Blue Mountains (New South Wales) 556 m (1,824 ft) 33°42′54″S 150°18′23″E / 33.71500°S 150.30639°E / -33.71500; 150.30639
River mouth	confluence with the Coxs River to form Lake Burragorang Policeman Point, Warragamba 120 m (390 ft) 33°51′21″S 150°20′27″E / 33.85583°S 150.34083°E / -33.85583; 150.34083
Length	20 km (12 mi)
Basin features
River system	Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment
Waterfalls	Katoomba Cascades, Katoomba Falls
National park	Blue Mountains National Park

Rapids on the Kedumba River

The Kedumba River, a perennial river that is part of the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment, is located in the Blue Mountains and Macarthur regions of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

The Kedumba Creek rises on the eastern side of Walford Park, Katoomba and flows generally south over the Katoomba Cascades, Katoomba Falls, and off the Blue Mountains Range, becoming the Kedumba River below the Three Sisters flowing through the Jamison and Kedumba valleys within the Blue Mountains National Park, before reaching its confluence with the Coxs River within Lake Burragorang. The river descends 178 metres (584 ft) over its 20-kilometre (12 mi) course.