Tumut River
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| Tumut River | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Snowy Mountains |
| Mouth | confluence with the Murrumbidgee River |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Basin area | 4,000 km² [1] |
The Tumut River is a river in New South Wales, Australia.
The Tumut River rises on the northern face of Mount Jagungal in the Snowy Mountains of southern New South Wales. It flows about 145km before joining the Murrumbidgee River, at Darbalara near the town of Gundagai.[2] Although quite a short river, the natural flow of the Tumut River is quite high, as it drains the snowmelt and other runoff from a large proportion of the northern Snowy Mountains. The natural flow of the river is amplified by water transferred from the Tooma River and Lake Eucumbene by the Snowy Mountains Scheme.
Between Cabramurra and Tumut, a series of five dams and four hydro-electric power stations harness the flow of the river. These include Tumut Power Station and Blowering Dam and Talbingo Dam
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