Delegate River facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Delegate
Mouth of the Delegate River in New South Wales
Other name(s)	Delegete, Delegate River East Branch, Delegate River West Branch
Country	Australia
States	Victoria, New South Wales
Region	Australian Alps (IBRA), Victorian Alps, Snowy Mountains
LGAs	East Gippsland, Snowy Monaro
Physical characteristics
Main source	Gunmark Range, Errinundra Plateau near Goongerah, East Gippsland, Victoria 1,150 m (3,770 ft) 37°07′56″S 148°46′37″E / 37.13222°S 148.77694°E / -37.13222; 148.77694
River mouth	confluence with the Snowy River Delegate, Snowy Mountains, New South Wales 35°46′S 148°21′E / 35.767°S 148.350°E / -35.767; 148.350
Length	50 km (31 mi)
Basin features
River system	Snowy River
Tributaries	Left: Bidwell Creek, Snake Gully, Sawpit Creek, Brownlies Creek, Gibraltar Creek (New South Wales), Basin Creek, Tombong Creek Right: Hutchinson Creek, Boundary Creek (New South Wales), Riverview Creek, Haydens Bog Creek, Little Plains River, Mother Moores Creek, Bombala River, Slaughter House Creek
National parks	Errinundra NP, Kosciuszko NP

The Delegate River is a perennial river of the Snowy River catchment, located in the Alpine regions of the states of Victoria and New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

The Delegate River rises below Cob Hill within Errinundra National Park on the north western slopes of Gunmark Range, part of the Errinundra Plateau, approximately 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) east northeast of Goongerah, in East Gippsland, Victoria. The river flows generally north, east southeast, northeast, north, and then northwest, flowing across the part of the boundary between New South Wales and Victoria, joined by sixteen tributaries including the Little Plains River and the Bombala River, before reaching its confluence with the Snowy River, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north northeast of Tombong, north of the town of Delegate and west northwest of the town of Bombala. The river descends 643 metres (2,110 ft) over its 127-kilometre (79 mi) course.