Wingecarribee River

Wingecarribee (Winge Karrabee)
River
The brown on the left is Wingecarribee Swamp with Fitzroy Falls Reservoir on the right.
Name origin: Aboriginal (Dharawal): Winge Karrabee meaning "a flight of birds" and "waters to rest beside"
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Regions	Sydney Basin (IBRA), Southern Highlands
Local government areas	Wingecarribee, Wollondilly
Part of	Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment
Tributaries
- right	Joadja Creek, Deep Creek (Wingecarribee)
Town	Berrima
Source	Wingecarribee Reservoir
- location	Glenquarry
- elevation	674 m (2,211 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Wollondilly River
- location	Tugalong, northwest of Berrima
- elevation	280 m (919 ft)
Length	73 km (45 mi)
National park	Bangadilly National Park
Reservoir	Wingecarribee Reservoir

The Wingecarribee River (Aboriginal Dharawal: Winge Karrabee), a perennial river that is part of the Hawkesbury–Nepean catchment, is located in the Southern Highlands region of New South Wales, Australia.

Wingecarribee River rises on the heights at Robertson below Wingecarribee Reservoir, near the village of Glenquarry, and flows generally northwest, joined by two minor tributaries and through the Belanglo State Forest and Bangadilly National Park, before reaching its confluence with the Wollondilly River north of the locality of Tugalong, northwest of Berrima. The river descends 393 metres (1,289 ft) over its 73-kilometre (45 mi) course.

In its upper reaches, the Wingecarribee River forms the Wingecarribee Swamp, the only substantial peat bog in New South Wales. Most of the swamp has been drained and the remaining section of the swamp is the habitat of a number of endangered species. The river runs through a valley on the plateau that is home to a popular camp, Biloela.

The Moss Vale/Bowral Road crosses the river at Bong Bong, between Mittagong and Moss Vale. At Berrima, the river is crossed by the Hume Freeway.