Yaouk

Yaouk (/ˈjaɪjæk/) is a locality in the Snowy Monaro Region, New South Wales, Australia.[2][3] It lies in open grassland valleys surrounded by mountains on both sides of the Murrumbidgee River, downstream from and east of the Tantangara Dam, north of Adaminaby, east of the Kosciuszko National Park and south of the Namadgi National Park in the Australian Capital Territory, but separated from it by the mountainous Scabby Range. It is about 110 km south of Canberra and about 75 km northwest of Cooma. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 25.[1]

Yaouk New South Wales
Murrumbidgee River at Yaouk
Yaouk Location in New South Wales
Coordinates	35°48′57″S 148°48′02″E
Population	25 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2629
Location	22 km (14 mi) N of Adaminaby 108 km (67 mi) S of Canberra 75 km (47 mi) NW of Cooma
LGA(s)	Snowy Monaro Regional Council
Region	Monaro
County	Cowley
Parish	Yaouk
State electorate(s)	Monaro
Federal Division(s)	Eden-Monaro
Localities around Yaouk: Tantangara ACT ACT Nungar Yaouk Shannons Flat Nungar Adaminaby Bolaro

History

Yaouk is named after the Yaouk Run, a 4,096 hectare "squatter's run" first held by Henry Hall in 1838.[4]

Heritage listing

Yaouk has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Sams River Fire Trail: Scabby Range Nature Reserve[5][6]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yaouk". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
2. "Yaouk". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
3. "Yaouk". OpenStreetMap. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
4. "Yaouk Nature Reserve: Plan of Management" (PDF). NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. New South Wales Government. August 2009. p. 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
5. "Scabby Range Nature Reserve (Place ID 13624)". Australian Heritage Database. Department of the Environment. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
6. "Australian Alps National Parks and Reserves (Place ID 105891)". Australian Heritage Database. Department of the Environment. Retrieved 11 October 2018.