Bemboka River

Bemboka River
Perennial stream
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Regions	South East Corner (IBRA), South Eastern Highlands (IBRA), Monaro, South Coast
Municipality	Bega Valley
Part of	Bega River
Tributaries
- left	Brown Mountain Creek, Polacks Flat Creek
- right	Nunnock River
City	Bemboka
Source	Kybeyan Range, Great Dividing Range
- location	near Nimmitabel
- elevation	897 m (2,943 ft)
- coordinates
Mouth	confluence with the Bega River
- location	Morans Crossing, Snowy Mountains Highway
- elevation	93 m (305 ft)
- coordinates
Length	27.9 km (17 mi)
National park	Wadbilliga
Dam	Cochrane
Hydro-power	Brown Mountain Power Station

The Bemboka River, a perennial stream of the Bega River catchment, is located in the Monaro and South Coast regions of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

The Bemboka River rises in the Kybeyan Range, that is part of the Great Dividing Range, about 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of the village of Nimmitabel; and flows generally south southwest, south southeast, and east southeast, joined by three tributaries including the Nunnock River, before reaching its confluence with the Tantawanglo Creek to form the Bega River at Morans Crossing, adjacent to the Snowy Mountains Highway. The river descends 804 metres (2,638 ft) over its 27.9 kilometres (17.3 mi) course.

In its upper reaches, the Bemboka River is impounded by the Cochrane Dam to form the Cochrane Lake. The main purpose of the dam is to supply water for a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station at the downstream Brown Mountain Power Station, and for irrigation purposes.

The Bemboka River is sometimes called the Bega River.

See also

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