Paddys
Paddys River viewed from Gibraltar Peak
Location of the Paddys River mouth in the ACT
Location
Country	Australia
Territory	Australian Capital Territory
Region	South Eastern Highlands (IBRA), Capital Country
Physical characteristics
Source confluence	Blue Gum Creek and Punchbowl Creek
• location	Castle Hill in Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
• coordinates	35°29′32″S 148°58′58″E / 35.49222°S 148.98278°E / -35.49222; 148.98278
• elevation	758 m (2,487 ft)
Mouth	confluence with Cotter River
• location	below Mount Stromlo
• coordinates	35°19′44″S 148°56′19″E / 35.32889°S 148.93861°E / -35.32889; 148.93861
• elevation	477 m (1,565 ft)
Length	28 km (17 mi)
Basin features
River system	Murrumbidgee catchment, Murray–Darling basin
Tributaries
• left	Gibraltar Creek, Tidbinbilla River
National park	Namadgi
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Paddys River, a perennial stream that is part of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

Location and features

Paddys River rises on the eastern slopes of the Brindabella Ranges in the south-west of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), below Castle Hill in Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, within Namadgi National Park and is formed by the confluence of Blue Gum Creek and Punchbowl Creek. The river, joined by Tidbinbilla River and Gibraltar Creek, flows generally north-west and to the west of the Canberra suburbs of Conder and Gordon, before reaching its confluence with Cotter River, near Mount Stromlo. The river descends 281 metres (922 ft) over its 28-kilometre (17 mi) course.^[1]