The Jerrawa Creek, a watercourse[2] that is part of the Lachlan sub-catchment of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia.
| Jerrawa | |
|---|---|
  Location of the Jerrawa Creek mouth in New South Wales | |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | South Eastern Highlands (IBRA), South West Slopes |
| LGA | Upper Lachlan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Great Dividing Range |
| • location | near Dixon trigonometry station |
| • coordinates | 34°46′25″S 148°3′10″E / 34.77361°S 148.05278°E |
| Mouth | confluence with Lachlan River |
• location | north of Dalton |
• coordinates | 34°39′44″S 149°10′34″E / 34.66222°S 149.17611°E |
| Length | 41 km (25 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Lachlan sub-catchment, Murray–Darling basin |
| [1] | |
Course and features
editThe Jerrawa Creek (technically a river[2]) rises on the slopes of the Great Dividing Range northwest of Gunning near the localities of Dixon and Jerrawa, and flows generally east by north, then north by east before reaching its confluence with the Lachlan River north of the locality of Dalton. The course of the creek is approximately 41 kilometres (25 mi).[2]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Our partners: local government". Lachlan Catchment Management Authority. Government of New South Wales. 2013. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ a b c "Jerrawa Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
External links
edit- "Lachlan River catchment" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.
- Trueman, Will (2012). True Tales of the Trout Cod: River Histories of the Murray–Darling Basin (Lachlan River catchment booklet) (PDF). Canberra: Murray–Darling Basin Authority. ISBN 978-1-921914-98-0. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2014.