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Jugiong
Jugiong Creek is located in New South Wales
Jugiong Creek
Location of the Jugiong Creek mouth in New South Wales
Other name(s) Cumbamurra, Connors, Barbers, Talmo
Country Australia
State New South Wales
Region South Eastern Highlands (IBRA), South West Slopes
LGAs Yass Valley, Hilltops
Physical characteristics
Main source Great Dividing Range
River mouth confluence with the Murrumbidgee River
east of Jugiong
247 m (810 ft)
34°49′36″S 148°22′14″E / 34.82667°S 148.37056°E / -34.82667; 148.37056
Length 58 km (36 mi)
Basin features
River system Murrumbidgee catchment,
Murray–Darling basin
Tributaries

The Jugiong Creek, a mostly–perennial river that is part 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

Formed by the confluence of the Illalong and Bogolong Creeks, the Jugiong Creek (technically a river) rises in the Burrinjuck State Forest near the locality of llalong Creek, on the south western slopes of the Great Dividing Range. The creek flows generally north, west northwest and then southwest, joined by four minor tributaries, before reaching its confluence with the Murrumbidgee River east of the town of Jugiong. The creek descends 175 metres (574 ft) over its 58-kilometre (36 mi) course.

The creek is crossed by the Hume Highway near the river mouth.

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