| Bombala River | |
| Name Etymology: | Aboriginal "meeting of the water"[1] |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Australia |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | New South Wales |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | South Eastern Highlands (IBRA), Monaro |
| Subdivision Type5: | Local government areas |
| Subdivision Name5: | Snowy Monaro Regional Council |
| Length Km: | 87 |
| Source1: | Kybeyan Range, Great Dividing Range |
| Source1 Location: | below Brown Mountain |
| Source1 Elevation: | 1170m (3,840feet) |
| Mouth: | confluence with the Delegate River |
| Mouth Location: | west of Bombala |
| Mouth Elevation: | 635m (2,083feet) |
| River System: | Snowy River catchment |
| Tributaries Left: | Big Bog Creek, Back Creek (Cooma-Monaro, New South Wales), Coolumbooka River, Saucy Creek, Ashton Creek |
| Tributaries Right: | Undowah River, Bukalong Creek, Cambalong Creek |
| Custom Label: | National park |
| Extra: | [2] |
The Bombala River, a perennial river of the Snowy River catchment, is located in the Monaro region of New South Wales, Australia.
The Bombala River rises within the Kybeyan Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, on the southwestern slopes of Brown Mountain. The river flows generally southwest, joined by eight tributaries including the Undowah River and the Coolumbooka River, before reaching its confluence with the Delegate River approximately west of Bombala. The river descends over its course.[2]
In its upper reaches, the Bombala River is crossed by the Snowy Mountains Highway near Brown Mountain; while the Monaro Highway crosses the meandering river at several locations north of Bombala.[2]
The name of the river is derived from the Aboriginal word meaning "meeting of the water",[1] presumably referring to the confluence of the Bombala River with the Coolumbooka River, at Bombala; and the confluence with the Undowah River, a few kilometers upstream.[2]