Rivers In the Snowy Mountains
Mt Kosciusko is 2228m high - it's the highest peak in Australia. It draws many tourists
especially in the winter months for the down hill skiing, and bushwalks in the summer
months.
In the summer the snow melts and brings water down into the rivers of the Snowy
Mountains.
This link is a protest by the local people that want to save the Snowy River. This river was
diverted during the building of the Snowy Mountains Scheme with most of the water going
into the scheme to create electricity and irrigate on the Western side of the Mountains.
Murrumbidgee River
This is a link to lots of information about the Murrumbidgee River which flows west from the
Snowy Mountains.
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This page contains pictures of the Murray river and
information.
This river begins in the Snowy Mountains where there are
dams on the river for hydro electricity and to control the flow
of the river for irrigation. At the end of its journey the river
supplies water for Adelaide.
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Research by Justin , Robert and Sandor 5/6M
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Elanora Heights Primary School Computer Co-ordinator : 
Judith Bennett
This page was last modified on 1st July, 1998
