The Yass River is a river in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The town of Yass is located on the Yass River a short distance from its confluence with the Murrumbidgee River.
There are two competing theories as to the origin of the name Yass. A member of Hume's exploration party supposedly climbed a tree to view the area, and when asked if it looked like good grazing country he replied, "Yass"; alternatively the name could derive from the aboriginal word "yharr" supposedly the local tribe's name for the river, literally translated to "running water".
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