Snowy River
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Snowy River is a major river in southeastern Australia that flows through the Snowy Mountains and is renowned for its rugged gorges, white-water rapids, and role in regional hydroelectric power and irrigation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Snowy River canonical | 11 |
| Snowy River (lower reaches) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Snowy Mountains Scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinSize | about 15,500 square kilometres ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Kosciuszko National Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ Snowy Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Snowy River National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalIssue |
reduced flows due to water diversion
ⓘ
riverine habitat degradation ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea |
Kosciuszko National Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Snowy River National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecreation |
fishing
ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ white-water rafting ⓘ |
| knownFor |
rafting and kayaking
ⓘ
rugged gorges ⓘ scenic wilderness ⓘ white-water rapids ⓘ |
| length | about 352 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Australian Alps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Australian Capital Territory region NERFINISHED ⓘ New South Wales ⓘ Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern Australia ⓘ |
| mouthLocation |
Bass Strait
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Marlo, Victoria ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Dalgety
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jindabyne NERFINISHED ⓘ Marlo NERFINISHED ⓘ Orbost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Snowy Mountains region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Snowy River catchment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | East Gippsland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLocation |
Mount Kosciuszko region
ⓘ
Snowy Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | environmental flow restoration programs ⓘ |
| tributary |
Buchan River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Deddick River NERFINISHED ⓘ Eucumbene River NERFINISHED ⓘ Mowamba River NERFINISHED ⓘ Thredbo River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| waterDivertedBy | Snowy Mountains hydroelectric scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.