Jerrawa Creek facts for kids
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Location of the Jerrawa Creek mouth in New South Wales
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Country | Australia |
State | New South Wales |
Region | South Eastern Highlands (IBRA), South West Slopes |
LGA | Upper Lachlan |
Physical characteristics | |
Main source | Great Dividing Range near Dixon trigonometry station 34°46′25″S 148°3′10″E / 34.77361°S 148.05278°E |
River mouth | confluence with Lachlan River north of Dalton 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 |
The Jerrawa Creek, a watercourse 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.
Course and features
The Jerrawa Creek (technically a river) 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).
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