Cooma Creek
Not to be confused with Cooma Back Creek.
| Cooma | |
| Creek | |
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| State | New South Wales |
| Regions | South Eastern Highlands (IBRA), Monaro |
| Local government area | Cooma-Monaro |
| Part of | Murrumbidgee catchment, Murray–Darling basin |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Brothers Creek, Cooma Back Creek |
| - right | Rock Flat Creek |
| Town | Cooma |
| Source | Great Dividing Range |
| - location | below The Peak |
| - elevation | 1,100 m (3,609 ft) |
| - coordinates | 36°25′21″S 149°9′10″E / 36.42250°S 149.15278°E |
| Mouth | confluence with Numeralla River |
| - location | near Chakola |
| - elevation | 714 m (2,343 ft) |
| - coordinates | 36°6′19″S 149°11′16″E / 36.10528°S 149.18778°ECoordinates: 36°6′19″S 149°11′16″E / 36.10528°S 149.18778°E |
| Length | 42 km (26 mi) |
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The Cooma 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.
Course and features
The Cooma Creek (technically a river[2]) rises below The Peak, southeast of Snow Hill and west southwest of Brick Kiln Hill, part of the Great Dividing Range, and flows generally north and then north by east, joined by three minor tributaries and flowing through the town of Cooma before reaching its confluence with the Numeralla River near the locality of Chakola. The Numeralla River is a tributary of the Murrumbidgee River. The Cooma Creek descends 385 metres (1,263 ft) over its 42-kilometre (26 mi) course.[1]
The Snowy Mountains Highway crosses Cooma Creek in Cooma; and the Monaro Highway crosses Cooma Creek at Bunyan.
See also
References
- 1 2 "Map of Cooma Creek, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- 1 2 "Cooma Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
External links
- 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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