Bega River Buckajo River, Bemboka River [1]
The Bega River, facing upstream from below the Bega Bridge, 2004
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	South East Corner ( IBRA ), South Coast
District	Bega Valley
City	Bega
Physical characteristics
Source confluence	Bemboka River and Tantawanglo Creek
• location	Morans Crossing, Snowy Mountains Highway
• coordinates	36°40′S 149°39′E  /  36.667°S 149.650°E  / -36.667; 149.650
• elevation	113 m (371 ft)
Mouth	Tasman Sea , South Pacific Ocean
• location	Mogareeka Inlet, Tathra
• coordinates	36°42′05″S 149°58′45″E  /  36.70139°S 149.97917°E  / -36.70139; 149.97917
Length	48.6 km (30.2 mi)
Basin size	2,850 km 2 (1,100 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Brogo River
• right	Sandy Creek , Wolumla Creek
[2] [3]

The Bega River is an intermittently open intermediate wave dominated barrier estuary ^[2] that is located in the South Coast region of New South Wales , Australia .

Course [ edit ]

The Bega River rises at the confluence of the Bemboka River and Tantawanglo Creek at Morans Crossing, adjacent to the Snowy Mountains Highway . The headwaters of the river rise in the Kybeyan Range that is part of the Great Dividing Range . From Morans Crossing, the river flows generally east, then north northeast, before flowing to the northside of Bega where it meets its major tributary , the Brogo River . The Bega River then flows southeast and finally east to reach its mouth at the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean via Mogareeka Inlet, ^[1] 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of the town of Tathra . The river descends 116 metres (381 ft) over its 48.6 kilometres (30.2 mi) course . ^{[3] [4]}

The Bega River is known as the Bemboka River in its upper reaches. ^[1]

See also [ edit ]

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

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• "Bega River catchment" (map) . Office of Environment and Heritage . Government of New South Wales .