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Jacobs River (New South Wales)

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- right
  
Connors Camp Creek

- elevation
  
1,230 m (4,035 ft)

- elevation
  
266 m (873 ft)

Country
  
Australia

- location
  
near Mount Stony

- location
  
below Stockyard Ridge

Mouth
  
Snowy River


- left
  
Teatree Creek, Tuross Creek, Thatchers Hole Creek, Ingebirah Creek

The Jacobs River, a perennial river of the Snowy River catchment, is located in the Snowy Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia.

Contents

Map of Jacobs River, Kosciuszko National Park NSW, Australia

Course and features

The Jacobs River rises below Purgatory Hill within The Snowy Mountains Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, contained within the Kosciuszko National Park, on the western slopes of Mount Stony. The river flows generally west and then southeast, joined by five minor tributaries, before reaching its confluence with the Snowy River below Stockyard Ridge. The river descends 966 metres (3,169 ft) over its 26 kilometres (16 mi) course.

References

Jacobs River (New South Wales) Wikipedia