Paddys River Cowra Creek[1]
Paddys River, located at the Paddys River Falls
Location in New South Wales
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	IBRA: Australian Alps
District	Snowy Mountains, South West Slopes
Municipality	Tumbarumba
Physical characteristics
Source	Snowy Mountains
• location	east of Tumbarumba
• elevation	1,180 m (3,870 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Tumbarumba Creek
• location	north of Tooma
• coordinates	35°49′22″S 148°10′49″E / 35.82278°S 148.18028°E / -35.82278; 148.18028
• elevation	346 m (1,135 ft)
Length	31 km (19 mi)
Basin features
River system	Murray River, Murray–Darling basin
Waterbodies	Paddys River Dam
Waterfalls	Paddys River Falls
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Paddys River, a watercourse^[1] of the Murray catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Australian Alpine region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

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 832 metres (2,730 ft) over its 31 kilometres (19 mi) course. The river is impounded by Paddys River Dam.^[1][2] Approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of Tumbarumba, the river descends 18-metre (59 ft) over the Paddys River Falls.^[3]