Kangaroo River (Shoalhaven)

Kangaroo River Budderoo Creek
Etymology	Named because of abundance of kangaroos
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	Sydney Basin (IBRA), Southern Highlands, Illawarra
Local government area	Shoalhaven
Physical characteristics
Source	Bells Hills, Illawarra escarpment
• location	southeast of Robertson
• elevation	290 m (950 ft)
Mouth	Shoalhaven River
• location	near Barron Flat
• elevation	56 m (184 ft)
Length	47 km (29 mi)
Basin features
River system	Shoalhaven River
Tributaries
• left	Brogers Creek
• right	Yarrunga Creek, Bundanoon Creek
National parks	Budderoo, Morton

The Kangaroo River is a perennial river of the Shoalhaven catchment located in the Southern Highlands and Illawarra regions of New South Wales, Australia.

The Kangaroo River, in Kangaroo Valley, is one of the few rivers that flows west before joining the Shoalhaven river to flow out to the sea.

Location and features

The river rises within the Budderoo National Park about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north-west of Illawarra lookout. It initially flows in a north-westerly direction to Carrington Falls, where the river crosses the western escarpment of the Budderoo Plateau. The river then turns to the south-west and flows through the communities of Upper Kangaroo Valley and Kangaroo Valley, and into the Morton National Park. The river ends its course by flowing into Lake Yarrunga, a reservoir formed by the Tallowa Dam and situated just downstream of the confluence of the Shoalhaven and Kangaroo rivers. The river descends 234 metres (768 ft) over its 47 kilometres (29 mi) course.

The river is crossed by the historic Hampden Bridge in the town of Kangaroo Valley.

See also

• Fitzroy Falls
• List of rivers of Australia § New South Wales
• List of rivers in New South Wales (A-K)
• Morton National Park
• Rivers of New South Wales
• Shoalhaven Scheme