Yass River

River in New South Wales, Australia

  • An Aborigine's comments to Hamilton Hume: "Yass boss, plains";
  • Comments to Hume: "Yas, yas, plenty of clear country here";
  • Aboriginal (Gundungura): Yarrh or Yharr, a name for the river
[2]LocationCountryAustraliaStateNew South WalesRegionSouth Eastern Highlands (IBRA), Riverina, Southern Tablelands, South Western SlopesLGAsQueanbeyan–Palerang, Yass ValleyCityYassPhysical characteristicsSourceGreat Dividing Range • locationnear Wamboin • elevation758 m (2,487 ft) Mouthconfluence with the Murrumbidgee River
 • location
Lake Burrinjuck
 • coordinates
34°52′36″S 148°46′55″E / 34.87667°S 148.78194°E / -34.87667; 148.78194
 • elevation
345 m (1,132 ft)Length139 km (86 mi)Basin featuresRiver systemMurrumbidgee catchment,
Murray-Darling basinTributaries  • leftBack Creek (New South Wales), Murrumbateman Creek • rightCohen Creek, Black Joes Creek, Bungendore Creek, Brooks Creek, Derringullen Creek[1][3]

The Yass River, a perennial river[1] that is part of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Southern Tablelands and South Western Slopes districts of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

Shared Pedestrian/Cycle walk way and weir across the Yass River in Riverbank Park, Yass

The river rises in rugged country south west of Bungendore, near Wamboin and flows generally north north west then south west, joined by seven minor tributaries, towards its confluence with the Murrumbidgee River into the impounded waters of Lake Burrinjuck, west of Yass; dropping 413 metres (1,355 ft) over its 139-kilometre (86 mi) course.[3]

Etymology

A number of competing theories exist as to the origin of the name "Yass". It is believed to be named after an Aborigine commented to explorer, Hamilton Hume, that "Yass boss, plains". An alternative theory is that Yass was named after comments made by Mr Angel, a member of Hume's exploration party, that "Yas, yas, plenty of clear country here". A third theory is that the local Aboriginal Gandangara people used the words Yarrh or Yharr as the name for the river,[2] literally translated to mean "running water".[4]

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b c "Yass River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 January 2013. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Yass". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 January 2013. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ a b "Map of Yass River". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Yass: Brief History". The Southern Tablelands of NSW: Towns & Villages. Retrieved 20 January 2013.

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