The Big Badja River, a perennial river of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Monaro region of New South Wales, Australia.

Big Badja
Badja[1]
Big Badja River is located in New South Wales
Big Badja River
Location of the mouth of the Big Badja River in New South Wales
Location
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
RegionSouth Eastern Highlands (IBRA), Monaro
MunicipalityCooma-Monaro
Physical characteristics
SourceBig Badja Hill
 • locationnorth–east of Cooma
 • coordinates36°3′10″S 149°33′00″E / 36.05278°S 149.55000°E / -36.05278; 149.55000
 • elevation1,030 m (3,380 ft)
MouthNumeralla River
 • location
near Numeralla
 • coordinates
36°10′27″S 149°20′52″E / 36.17417°S 149.34778°E / -36.17417; 149.34778
 • elevation
735 m (2,411 ft)
Length32 km (20 mi)
Basin features
River systemMurray–Darling basin
Tributaries 
 • leftUndoo Creek, Peppers Creek
 • rightBoundary Creek (New South Wales)
[2]

The river rises on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range, north–east of Cooma at the junction of the Kybeyan and Gourock Ranges, and generally flows south and west, joined by three minor tributaries before reaching its confluence with the Numeralla River at the village of Numeralla; dropping 295 metres (968 ft) over its course of 32 kilometres (20 mi).[2]

Alluvial gold was discovered in and along the river in 1858, with the Big Badja diggings worked between 1861 and 1868.[3]

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "Big Badja River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 January 2013.  
  2. ^ a b "Map of Big Badja River". Bonzle.com. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  3. ^ "History". Numeralla and District Activities Inc. 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2013.