| Pambula River | |
| Name Other: | Panbula 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 Type5: | Local government area |
| Subdivision Name5: | Bega Valley |
| Length: | 15km (09miles) |
| Depth Avg: | 2.2m (07.2feet) |
| Source1: | Timbered highlands |
| Source1 Location: | near Lochiel |
| Source1 Elevation: | 83m (272feet) |
| Mouth: | Tasman Sea, South Pacific Ocean |
| Mouth Location: | near Pambula Beach |
| Basin Size: | 296km2 |
| Tributaries Left: | Chalkhills Creek |
| Extra: | [1] [2] |
Pambula River is an open semi-mature wave dominated barrier estuary[2] or perennial river located in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.
Pambula River rises in timbered highlands near the locality of Lochiel and flows generally east, flowing through Pambula Lake, before reaching its mouth into the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean near the locality of Pambula Beach. The river descends over its course.[1]
The catchment area of the river is with a volume of over a surface area of, at an average depth of .[3]
South of Pambula, the Princes Highway crosses the river.