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Bega River Buckajo River, Bemboka River
The Bega River, facing upstream from below the Bega Bridge, 2004
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	South East Corner (IBRA), South Coast
District	Bega Valley
City	Bega
Physical characteristics
Source confluence	Bemboka River and Tantawanglo Creek
• location	Morans Crossing, Snowy Mountains Highway
• coordinates	36°40′S 149°39′E / 36.667°S 149.650°E / -36.667; 149.650
• elevation	113 m (371 ft)
Mouth	Tasman Sea, South Pacific Ocean
• location	Mogareeka Inlet, Tathra
• coordinates	36°42′05″S 149°58′45″E / 36.70139°S 149.97917°E / -36.70139; 149.97917
Length	48.6 km (30.2 mi)
Basin size	2,850 km (1,100 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Brogo River
• right	Sandy Creek, Wolumla Creek

The Bega River is an intermittently open intermediate wave dominated barrier estuary that is located in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course

The Bega River rises at the confluence of the Bemboka River and Tantawanglo Creek at Morans Crossing, adjacent to the Snowy Mountains Highway. The headwaters of the river rise in the Kybeyan Range that is part of the Great Dividing Range. From Morans Crossing, the river flows generally east, then north northeast, before flowing to the northside of Bega where it meets its major tributary, the Brogo River. The Bega River then flows southeast and finally east to reach its mouth at the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean via Mogareeka Inlet, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of the town of Tathra. The river descends 116 metres (381 ft) over its 48.6 kilometres (30.2 mi) course.

The Bega River is known as the Bemboka River in its upper reaches.

See also

• List of rivers of Australia
• List of rivers of New South Wales (A–K)
• Rivers of New South Wales

References

1. ^ "Bega River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
2. ^ Roy, P. S; Williams, R. J; Jones, A. R; Yassini, I; et al. (2001). "Structure and Function of South-east Australian Estuaries". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 53: 351–384. doi:10.1006/ecss.2001.0796.
3. ^ "Map of Bega River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
4. "Bega Valley Shire". ACT Commissioner for the Environment. Archived from the original on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2007.

External links

• "Bega River catchment" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.

v t e South Coast, New South Wales
Cities	Nowra
Towns & Townships	Basin View Batehaven Batemans Bay Bawley Point Bega Bemboka Bendalong Bermagui Berry Bodalla Boydtown Broulee Brogo Burrill Lake Callala Bay Candelo Cobargo Congo Culburra Beach Dalmeny Eden Fishermans Paradise Frogs Hollow Greenwell Point Huskisson Hyams Beach Kianga Kioloa Lake Conjola Malua Bay Manyana Merimbula Milton Mogo Mollymook Moruya Mossy Point Mystery Bay Narooma Narrawallee Nelligen Nerrigundah Numbugga Pambula Pambula Beach Potato Point Pyree Quaama Rosedale Sanctuary Point South Durras St Georges Basin Sussex Inlet Tabourie Lake Tathra Tilba Tomakin Tomerong Towamba Tura Beach Tuross Head Ulladulla Vincentia Wandandian Wolumla Wonboyn Wyndham
Local government areas	Bega Valley Shire City of Shoalhaven Eurobodalla Shire Jervis Bay Territory
National parks	Beowa Biamanga Booderee Bournda Budawang Clyde River Conjola Deua Eurobodalla Gulaga Jerrawangala Jervis Bay Kooraban Mimosa Rocks Monga Morton Mount Imlay Murramarang South East Forest Wadbilliga
Rivers and other waterbodies	Bega Bemboka Bermagui Bimberamala Brogo Buckenbowra Clyde Deua Dry Genoa Merrica Moruya Murrah Nadgee Nullica Nunnock Pambula Queens Pound Shoalhaven St Georges Basin Tomaga Towamba Tuross Wadbilliga Wallagaraugh White Rock Wog Wog Lake Wollumboola Wonboyn Yadboro Yowaka Yowrie

• Rivers of New South Wales
• South Coast (New South Wales)
• Estuaries of New South Wales