Tuross River

Tuross River
An open semi-mature wave dominated barrier estuary; or perennial stream
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Regions	South East Corner (IBRA), South Coast
Local government area	Eurobodalla
Tributaries
- left	Guinea Creek, Swamp Creek (Tuross), Woila Creek, Mellion Creek, Big Belimbla Creek, Sawpit Creek, Swamp Creek (Comerang)
- right	Back River (Cooma-Monaro), Bumberry Creek, Myrtle Creek (Eurobodalla), Wadbilliga Hole Creek, Wadbilliga River, Wandella Creek, Reedy Creek (Tuross)
Towns	Bodalla, Tuross Head
Source	Kybeyan Range, Great Dividing Range
- location	Mount Kydra, Wadbilliga National Park
- elevation	1,170 m (3,839 ft)
Mouth	Tasman Sea, South Pacific Ocean
- location	Tuross Lake, at Tuross Head
Length	147 km (91 mi)
Depth	1.2 m (4 ft)
Basin	1,814 km2 (700 sq mi)
Area	15.5 km2 (6 sq mi)
National park	Wadbilliga
Waterfall	Tuross Falls
Website: NSW Environment & Heritage webpage

The Tuross River, an open semi-mature wave dominated barrier estuary or perennial stream, is located in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.

Tuross River rises of the eastern slopes of the Kybeyan Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, below Mount Kydra on the western edge of Wadbilliga National Park, not far from Cooma. The river flows generally north, east and northeast, joined by fourteen tributaries including the Back and Wadbilliga rivers, before spilling into Tuross Lake and reaching its mouth at the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean at Tuross Heads. The river descends 1,170 metres (3,840 ft) over its 147 kilometres (91 mi) course.

The catchment area of the river is 1,814 square kilometres (700 sq mi) with a volume of 18,208 megalitres (643.0×10^⁶ cu ft) over a surface area of 15.5 square kilometres (6.0 sq mi), at an average depth of 1.2 metres (3 ft 11 in).

North of the town of Bodalla, the Princes Highway crosses the Tuross River.

An aerial view of Tuross Head, with Tuross Lake to the right, and the estuarine Tuross River to the left, 2008.

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