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Encyclopedia > Shoalhaven River
The Warri Bridge on the Kings Highway which crosses the river near Braidwood
The Warri Bridge on the Kings Highway which crosses the river near Braidwood

The Shoalhaven River is a river on the South Coast of New South Wales, Australia. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 621 KB) Warri Bridge on the Kings Highway (Canberra to Batemans Bay) crossing the Shoalhaven River near Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 621 KB) Warri Bridge on the Kings Highway (Canberra to Batemans Bay) crossing the Shoalhaven River near Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia. ... Kings Highway (formerly called Kings Way), National Route 52, links Canberrans to the coast The Kings Highway connects Canberra and Batemans Bay. ... Braidwood Courthouse built 1901 Braidwood (postcode: 2622, ) is a town in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia, in Palerang Shire. ... The South Coast refers to the narrow coastal belt from Sydney in the north to the border with Victoria in the south in the south-eastern part of the State of New South Wales, Australia. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ...


The Shoalhaven rises on the eastern side of the Great Dividing Range about 350 kilometres southwest of Sydney. The upper reaches flow northwards through an upland pastoral district near the town of Braidwood. The river works its way down into a remote canyon east of Goulburn and emerges into the coastal lowlands at Nowra in the Shoalhaven district, where it is spanned by the historic Nowra Bridge. It enters the sea at Shoalhaven Heads about 150 kilometres south of Sydney. The Great Divide runs around the entire eastern and south-eastern edge of Australia The Great Dividing Range, also known as the Eastern Highlands, is Australias most substantial mountain range. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... Braidwood may refer to: Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia Braidwood, South Lanarkshire, Scotland Braidwood, Illinois, United States of America Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station, Illinois, United States of America This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... A landmark in Goulburn, the Big Merino Sheep Goulburn () is a provincial cathedral city in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in Goulburn Mulwaree Council. ... Nowra shops Nowra park Nowra is the commercial and main administrative centre for the City of Shoalhaven region in New South Wales, Australia. ... The Shoalhaven is a Local Government Area (Shoalhaven City, population ~85,000) and a region in south-eastern New South Wales (NSW), Australia, two hours south of Sydney. ... The Nowra Bridge joins the main area of Nowra to North Nowra and Bomaderry. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ...


Tallowa Dam is the only major dam on the Shoalhaven, and is a part of the Shoalhaven Scheme. It impounds the rivers lower reaches to form Lake Yarrunga and part of Sydney's water supply. Some water is pumped out of the lake and over the Southern Highlands into Lake Burragorang. However proposals for a much larger water storage at Welcome Reef on the upper Shoalhaven have been shelved. The Shoalhaven Scheme is a dual-purpose water supply and hydro-electric power generation scheme in New South Wales. ... The Shoalhaven Scheme is a dual-purpose water supply and hydro-electric power generation scheme in New South Wales. ... The Shoalhaven Scheme is a dual-purpose water supply and hydro-electric power generation scheme in New South Wales. ... The Southern Highlands is a geographical area in New South Wales, Australia, southwest of Sydney. ... Lake Burragorang is the water storage impounded by Warragamba Dam. ...


The Shoalhaven River was once renowned as an Australian bass fishery. Unfortunately, Tallowa Dam has been a potent barrier to migratory native fish with estuarine/marine juvenile stages, blocking species including Australian bass from more than 80% of their former range in the Shoalhaven system. Recent stockings of hatchery bred Bass in Lake Yarrunga are a less than ideal attempt to remediate the situation. A fishway for Tallowa Dam has been discussed for more than 20 years but is yet to eventuate. Binomial name Macquaria novemaculeata (Steindachner, 1866) The Australian Bass, Macquaria novemaculeata is a species of fish in the family Percichthyidae that occurs in coastal waterways along the east coast of Australia, from east of Wilsons Promontory in Victoria east and north along the eastern seaboard to the rivers and... Binomial name Macquaria novemaculeata (Steindachner, 1866) The Australian Bass, Macquaria novemaculeata is a species of fish in the family Percichthyidae that occurs in coastal waterways along the east coast of Australia, from east of Wilsons Promontory in Victoria east and north along the eastern seaboard to the rivers and...


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Shoalhaven River - definition of Shoalhaven River in Encyclopedia (184 words)
The Shoalhaven River is a river on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia.
The Shoalhaven rises on the eastern side of the Great Dividing Range about 350 kilometers southwest of Sydney.
The river works its way down into a remote canyon east of Goulburn and emerges into the coastal lowlands at Nowra in the Shoalhaven district.
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