Yass River
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The Yass River is a river in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The city of Yass is located on the Yass river a short distance from its confluence with the Murrumbidgee River.
There are two competing theories as to the origin of the name Yass. A member of Hume's exploration party supposedly climbed a tree to view the area, when asked if it looked like good grazing country he replied 'yass', alternatively the name could derive from the aboriginal word "yharr" supposedly the local tribe's name for the river literally translated to 'running water'.
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