Tumut River

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The Tumut River is a significant river in New South Wales, Australia, known for its role in the Snowy Mountains Scheme and its contribution to regional irrigation and hydroelectric power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinSize approximately 4,600 square kilometres
country Australia
crossedBy Hume Highway NERFINISHED
Snowy Mountains Highway
elevationAtMouth approximately 220 metres
elevationAtSource approximately 1,400 metres
flowsInto Murrumbidgee River near Gundagai
flowsThrough Blowering
Lacmalac
Talbingo
Tumut
hasDam Blowering Dam
Talbingo Dam
hasPowerStation Tumut 1 Power Station
Tumut 2 Power Station
Tumut 3 Power Station
hasReservoir Blowering Reservoir
Talbingo Dam
surface form: Talbingo Reservoir
hasTributary Gilmore Creek NERFINISHED
Goobarragandra River NERFINISHED
Little River NERFINISHED
Nimbo Creek NERFINISHED
knownFor trout fishing
length approximately 182 kilometres
locatedIn New South Wales
locatedInRegion Riverina NERFINISHED
South West Slopes
managedBy Snowy Hydro Limited
mouthLocation Lacmalac
near Gundagai
partOf Murrumbidgee catchment
surface form: Murrumbidgee River catchment

Snowy Hydro Scheme
surface form: Snowy Mountains Scheme
recreation camping
fishing
kayaking
sourceLocation Fiery Range
Snowy Mountains
near Kiandra
traditionalLandsOf Wiradjuri people NERFINISHED
tributaryOf Murrumbidgee River NERFINISHED
usedFor hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
water supply
waterDivertedFrom Eucumbene River NERFINISHED
Tooma River NERFINISHED

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subject surface form: Murrumbidgee River