At 320 kilometres (200 mi) (with some estimates ranging up to 596 kilometres (370 mi)[4]), Billabong Creek is believed to be the longest creek in the world.[3]
Formed by the confluence of the Yarra Yarra Creek and Little Billabong Creek, Billabong Creek rises on the Great Dividing Range, north of Holbrook, and flows generally west, northwest, and west, joined by sixteen minor tributaries before reaching its confluence with the Edward River, at Moulamein. The creek descends 252 metres (827 ft)[4] over its 320-kilometre (200 mi) course.
The creek has a catchment area of 791 square kilometres (305 sq mi) and is the main present drainage line between the Murray and the Murrumbidgee rivers.[5] Alluvial deposits from the system fill a long narrow paleovalley that extends for about 150 kilometres (93 mi) from Garryowen (near Holbrook) to Walla Walla.
billabong, creek, creek, murrumbidgee, river, catchment, near, junee, south, wales, junee, partly, perennial, stream, murray, river, catchment, within, murray, darling, basin, located, riverina, region, south, wales, australia, billabongmoulamein, moulameinloc. For the creek in the Murrumbidgee River catchment near Junee New South Wales see Billabong Creek Junee The Billabong Creek a partly perennial stream 1 of the Murray River catchment within the Murray Darling basin is located in the Riverina region of New South Wales Australia BillabongMoulamein 1 Billabong Creek at MoulameinLocation of the Billabong Creek mouth in New South WalesEtymologyAboriginal an effluent from a river sometimes separated from it sometimes being joined again at time of flood 1 2 LocationCountryAustraliaStateNew South WalesRegionRiverina IBRA LGAFederation CouncilTownsMorven Culcairn Walbundrie Rand Jerilderie Conargo Wanganella MoulameinPhysical characteristicsSource confluenceYarra Yarra Creek andLittle Billabong Creek locationnear Holbrook elevation322 m 1 056 ft Mouthconfluence with the Edward River locationMoulamein coordinates35 5 32 S 144 2 0 E 35 09222 S 144 03333 E 35 09222 144 03333 elevation70 m 230 ft Length320 km 200 mi Basin size791 km2 305 sq mi Basin featuresRiver systemMurray catchment Murray Darling basin 3 4 At 320 kilometres 200 mi with some estimates ranging up to 596 kilometres 370 mi 4 Billabong Creek is believed to be the longest creek in the world 3 Contents 1 Course and features 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksCourse and features editFormed by the confluence of the Yarra Yarra Creek and Little Billabong Creek Billabong Creek rises on the Great Dividing Range north of Holbrook and flows generally west northwest and west joined by sixteen minor tributaries before reaching its confluence with the Edward River at Moulamein The creek descends 252 metres 827 ft 4 over its 320 kilometre 200 mi course From source to mouth the creek passes through the towns of Morven Culcairn Walbundrie Rand Jerilderie Conargo Wanganella and Moulamein The creek has a catchment area of 791 square kilometres 305 sq mi and is the main present drainage line between the Murray and the Murrumbidgee rivers 5 Alluvial deposits from the system fill a long narrow paleovalley that extends for about 150 kilometres 93 mi from Garryowen near Holbrook to Walla Walla Gallery edit nbsp Billabong Creek at Rand nbsp Billabong Creek at WanganellaSee also edit nbsp New South Wales portal nbsp Environment portal nbsp Water portal List of rivers of New South Wales A K Rivers of New South WalesReferences edit a b c Billabong Creek Geographical Names Register GNR of NSW Geographical Names Board of New South Wales Retrieved 16 June 2013 nbsp Reed A W 1973 Place names of Australia Frenchs Forest New South Wales Reed Books p 31 ISBN 0 589 50128 3 a b Billabong Creek Salt Interception Scheme NSW Department of Primary Industries Office of Water 2009 Retrieved 16 June 2013 a b c Map of Billabong Creek NSW Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia Retrieved 16 June 2013 Water Resources Overview New South Wales ANRA Government of Australia 2009 Archived from the original on 21 March 2011 Retrieved 16 October 2010 External links edit nbsp Media related to Billabong Creek at Wikimedia Commons Murray River catchment NSW map Office of Environment and Heritage Government of New South Wales Map of the Billabong Creek NSW Murray Wetlands Working Group Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Billabong Creek amp oldid 1126357048, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
