The
Eucumbene River rises in the northern part of the
Kosciuszko National Park in
New South Wales,
Australia, and flows south. Its flow is blocked by
Eucumbene Dam, the largest dam in the
Snowy Mountains Scheme. The river valley continues from the dam wall to its junction with the
Snowy River which is now part of Lake Jindabyne.
In Spring the source of water for this river is snow melt around Kiandra - an abandoned gold mining town from the 1800s. The river source is protected within the Kosciuszko National Park. There is little disturbance from man today, apart from the Snowy Mountains Highway which runs through its catchment.