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Cooma Back Creek

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
Location of the Cooma Back Creek mouth in New South Wales
Location
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
RegionSouth Eastern Highlands (IBRA), Monaro
LGASnowy Monaro
TownCooma
Physical characteristics
SourceGreat Dividing Range
 • locationbelow Two Tree Hill
 • coordinates36°20′34″S 149°4′11″E / 36.34278°S 149.06972°E / -36.34278; 149.06972
 • elevation943 m (3,094 ft)
Mouthconfluence with Cooma Creek
 • location
Cooma
 • coordinates
36°13′52″S 149°7′11″E / 36.23111°S 149.11972°E / -36.23111; 149.11972
 • elevation
785 m (2,575 ft)
Length16 km (9.9 mi)
Basin features
River systemMurrumbidgee catchment,
Murray–Darling basin
Tributaries 
 • rightJillimatong Creek
[1]

Course and features edit

Cooma Back Creek
 
Source below Two Tree Hill
 
36°20′34″S 149°04′11″E / 36.342778°S 149.069722°E / -36.342778; 149.069722
 
Jillimatong Creek
 
Maffra Road
 
Lambie Gorge
 
Sharp Street, Cooma
Snowy Mountains Highway
 
Sandy Creek
 
Barrack Street, Cooma
 
Cooma Creek

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 edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Map of Cooma Back Creek, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  2. ^ 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). 1.22MB
  • "Murrumbidgee and Lake George catchments" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.

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