Cooma Back Creek

River in New South Wales, Australia

36°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 featuresRiver systemMurrumbidgee catchment,
Murray–Darling basinTributaries  • rightJillimatong Creek[1]

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.

Course and features

Cooma Back Creek
Legend
 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

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References

  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. Edit this at Wikidata

External links

  • Upper Murrumbidgee Demonstration Reach "Map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2014. 1.22MB
  • "Murrumbidgee and Lake George catchments" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.
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