| Paddys River | |
| Name Other: | Cowra Creek |
| Pushpin Map: | New South Wales |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 270 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in New South Wales |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Australia |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | New South Wales |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | IBRA |
| Subdivision Type4: | District |
| Subdivision Name4: | Snowy Mountains, South West Slopes |
| Subdivision Type5: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name5: | Tumbarumba |
| Length: | 31km (19miles) |
| Source1: | Snowy Mountains |
| Source1 Location: | east of Tumbarumba |
| Source1 Elevation: | 1180m (3,870feet) |
| Mouth: | confluence with the Tumbarumba Creek |
| Mouth Location: | north of Tooma |
| Mouth Coordinates: | -35.8228°N 148.1803°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 346m (1,135feet) |
| River System: | Murray River, Murray–Darling basin |
| Waterbodies: | Paddys River Dam |
| Waterfalls: | Paddys River Falls |
| Extra: | [1] [2] |
Paddys River, a watercourse of the Murray catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Australian Alpine region of New South Wales, Australia.
The river rises below Granite Mountain, east of Tumbarumba, on the western slopes of the Snowy Mountains within Bago State Forest, and its natural flow drains generally south, and then south-west, before reaching its confluence with the Tumbarumba Creek, north of the village of Tooma; descending over its course. The river is impounded by Paddys River Dam.[1] Approximately south of Tumbarumba, the river descends 18m (59feet) over the Paddys River Falls.[2]