The Cooks Vale Creek, a mostly–perennial river[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.
| Cooks Vale | |
|---|---|
  Location of the Cooks Vale 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 |
| Source confluence | two unnamed watercourses |
| • location | southwest of Hadley |
| • coordinates | 34°11′55″S 149°29′38″E / 34.19861°S 149.49389°E |
| Mouth | confluence with Abercrombie River |
• location | east of Tuena |
• coordinates | 33°59′38″S 149°23′17″E / 33.99389°S 149.38806°E |
| Length | 40 km (25 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Lachlan sub-catchment, Murray–Darling basin |
| [1] | |
Course and features
editFormed by the confluence of two unnamed watercourses, the Cooks Vale Creek (technically a river[2]) rises southwest of Hadley, on the south western slopes of the Great Dividing Range, and flows generally northwest by north before reaching its confluence with the Abercrombie River east of Tuena.
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 9 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Cooks Vale Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 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.