Shoalhaven River
| Shoalhaven River | |
|---|---|
Shoalhaven River viewed from Hanging Rock Lookout in Nowra, December 2024. | |
Location of the Shoalhaven River mouth in New South Wales | |
| Etymology | "Shoals Haven" (Bass in 1797). |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | Sydney Basin (IBRA), Southern Tablelands, South Coast |
| LGAs | Queanbeyan–Palerang, Shoalhaven |
| Cities | Nowra, Bomaderry |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Euranbene Mountain, Great Dividing Range |
| • location | west of Bendethera |
| • coordinates | 35°58′15″S 149°38′3″E / 35.97083°S 149.63417°E |
| • elevation | 864 m (2,835 ft) |
| Mouth | Tasman Sea, Pacific Ocean |
• location | Shoalhaven Heads |
• coordinates | 34°51′S 150°44′E / 34.850°S 150.733°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 327 km (203 mi) |
| Basin size | 7,086 km2 (2,736 mi2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Near mouth |
| • average | 63.1 m3/s (1,990 GL/a) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Kangaroo River |
| • right | Mongarlowe River, Corang River, Endrick River |
| Islands | Pig (Burraga), Comerong |
The Shoalhaven River is a perennial river that rises from the Southern Tablelands and flows into an open mature wave dominated barrier estuary near Nowra on the South Coast of New South Wales, Australia.