Yass River
River in New South Wales, Australia
title: "Yass River" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["rivers-of-new-south-wales", "tributaries-of-the-murrumbidgee-river", "rivers-of-the-riverina", "yass-valley-council"] description: "River in New South Wales, Australia" topic_path: "geography/united-kingdom" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yass_River" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary River in New South Wales, Australia ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox river"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Yass |
| name_other | Cohen Creek |
| name_etymology | {{smalldiv |
| * Aboriginal (Gundungura): Yarrh or Yharr, a name for the river }}}}<ref name | gnb1 |
| image | Yass River rail bridge 2.jpg |
| image_caption | A railway bridge over the Yass River. |
| map_size | 250 |
| pushpin_map | Australia New South Wales |
| pushpin_map_size | 250 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of the Yass River mouth in New South Wales |
| subdivision_type1 | Country |
| subdivision_name1 | Australia |
| subdivision_type2 | State |
| subdivision_name2 | New South Wales |
| subdivision_type3 | Region |
| subdivision_name3 | South Eastern Highlands (IBRA), Riverina, Southern Tablelands, South Western Slopes |
| subdivision_type4 | LGAs |
| subdivision_name4 | Queanbeyan–Palerang, Yass Valley |
| subdivision_type5 | City |
| subdivision_name5 | Yass |
| length | 139 km |
| source1 | Great Dividing Range |
| source1_location | near Wamboin |
| source1_elevation | 758 m |
| mouth | confluence with the Murrumbidgee River |
| mouth_location | Lake Burrinjuck |
| mouth_coordinates | |
| mouth_elevation | 345 m |
| river_system | Murrumbidgee catchment, |
| Murray-Darling basin | |
| tributaries_left | Back Creek (New South Wales), Murrumbateman Creek |
| tributaries_right | Cohen Creek, Black Joes Creek, Bungendore Creek, Brooks Creek, Derringullen Creek |
| extra | |
| :: |
| name = Yass | name_native = | name_native_lang = | name_other = Cohen Creek | name_etymology = {{smalldiv|{{plainlist|
- An Aborigine's comments to Hamilton Hume: "Yass boss, plains";
- Comments to Hume: "Yas, yas, plenty of clear country here";
- Aboriginal (Gundungura): Yarrh or Yharr, a name for the river }}}} | image = Yass River rail bridge 2.jpg | image_size = | image_caption = A railway bridge over the Yass River. | map = | map_size = 250 | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Australia New South Wales | pushpin_map_size = 250 | pushpin_map_caption= Location of the Yass River mouth in New South Wales | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = Australia | subdivision_type2 = State | subdivision_name2 = New South Wales | subdivision_type3 = Region | subdivision_name3 = South Eastern Highlands (IBRA), Riverina, Southern Tablelands, South Western Slopes | subdivision_type4 = LGAs | subdivision_name4 = Queanbeyan–Palerang, Yass Valley | subdivision_type5 = City | subdivision_name5 = Yass | length = 139 km | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = | discharge1_max = | source1 = Great Dividing Range | source1_location = near Wamboin | source1_coordinates= | source1_elevation = 758 m | mouth = confluence with the Murrumbidgee River | mouth_location = Lake Burrinjuck | mouth_coordinates = | mouth_elevation = 345 m | progression = | river_system = Murrumbidgee catchment, Murray-Darling basin | basin_size = | tributaries_left = Back Creek (New South Wales), Murrumbateman Creek | tributaries_right = Cohen Creek, Black Joes Creek, Bungendore Creek, Brooks Creek, Derringullen Creek | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = The Yass River, a perennial river that is part of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Southern Tablelands and South Western Slopes districts of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/Culverts_under_yass_river_walkway_weir.JPG" caption="Yass"] ::
The river rises in rugged country south west of Bungendore, near Wamboin and flows generally north north west then south west, joined by seven minor tributaries, towards its confluence with the Murrumbidgee River into the impounded waters of Lake Burrinjuck, west of Yass; dropping 413 m over its 139 km course.
Etymology
A number of competing theories exist as to the origin of the name "Yass". It is believed to be named after an Aborigine commented to explorer, Hamilton Hume, that "Yass boss, plains". An alternative theory is that Yass was named after comments made by Mr Angel, a member of Hume's exploration party, that "Yas, yas, plenty of clear country here". A third theory is that the local Aboriginal Gandangara people used the words Yarrh or Yharr as the name for the river,
References
References
- (12 September 1969). "Yass River".
- (14 November 1975). "Yass".
- (January 2026). "Map of Yass River". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia.
- "Yass: Brief History". The Southern Tablelands of NSW: Towns & Villages.
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