Bega River (New South Wales) should not be confused with Bega River (Banat).
| Bega River | |
| Name Other: | Buckajo River, Bemboka River |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Australia |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | New South Wales |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | South East Corner (IBRA), South Coast |
| Subdivision Type4: | District |
| Subdivision Name4: | Bega Valley |
| Subdivision Type5: | City |
| Subdivision Name5: | Bega |
| Length: | 48.6km (30.2miles) |
| Source Confluence: | Bemboka River and Tantawanglo Creek |
| Source Confluence Location: | Morans Crossing, Snowy Mountains Highway |
| Source Confluence Coordinates: | -36.6667°N 188°W |
| Source Confluence Elevation: | 113m (371feet) |
| Mouth: | Tasman Sea, South Pacific Ocean |
| Mouth Location: | Mogareeka Inlet, Tathra |
| Mouth Coordinates: | -36.7014°N 149.9792°W |
| Basin Size: | 2850km2 |
| Tributaries Left: | Brogo River |
| Tributaries Right: | Sandy Creek, Wolumla Creek |
| Extra: | [1] [2] |
The Bega River is an intermittently open intermediate wave dominated barrier estuary[1] that is located in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.
The Bega River rises at the confluence of the Bemboka River and Tantawanglo Creek at Morans Crossing, adjacent to the Snowy Mountains Highway. The headwaters of the river rise in the Kybeyan Range that is part of the Great Dividing Range. From Morans Crossing, the river flows generally east, then north northeast, before flowing to the northside of Bega where it meets its major tributary, the Brogo River. The Bega River then flows southeast and finally east to reach its mouth at the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean via Mogareeka Inlet, north of the town of Tathra. The river descends over its course.[2] [3]
The Bega River is known as the Bemboka River in its upper reaches.