The Cooma Back Creek, a mostly–perennial river[2] that is part of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Monaro region of New South Wales, Australia.
| Cooma Back Lambie | |
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  Location of the Cooma Back Creek mouth in New South Wales | |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | South Eastern Highlands (IBRA), Monaro |
| LGA | Snowy Monaro |
| Town | Cooma |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Great Dividing Range |
| • location | below Two Tree Hill |
| • coordinates | 36°20′34″S 149°4′11″E / 36.34278°S 149.06972°E |
| • elevation | 943 m (3,094 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with Cooma Creek |
• location | Cooma |
• coordinates | 36°13′52″S 149°7′11″E / 36.23111°S 149.11972°E |
• elevation | 785 m (2,575 ft) |
| Length | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Murrumbidgee catchment, Murray–Darling basin |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Jillimatong Creek |
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Course and features
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The Cooma Back Creek (technically a river[2]) rises below Two Tree Hill, south southeast of North Brother and south by east of Middle Brother, part of the Great Dividing Range, and flows generally north and then north by east, joined by one minor tributary before reaching its confluence with the Cooma Creek in the town of Cooma. The Cooma Back Creek descends 157 metres (515 ft) over its 16-kilometre (9.9 mi) course.[1]
The Snowy Mountains Highway crosses Cooma Back Creek in Cooma.
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Map of Cooma Back Creek, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Cooma Back Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
External links
edit- Upper Murrumbidgee Demonstration Reach "Map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2014. 1.22MB
- "Murrumbidgee and Lake George catchments" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.