Cooma Creek

River in New South Wales, Australia

36°25′21″S 149°9′10″E / 36.42250°S 149.15278°E / -36.42250; 149.15278 • elevation1,100 m (3,600 ft) Mouthconfluence with Rock Flat Creek
 • location
near Chakola
 • coordinates
36°7′27″S 149°11′20″E / 36.12417°S 149.18889°E / -36.12417; 149.18889
 • elevation
720 m (2,360 ft)Length42 km (26 mi)Basin featuresRiver systemMurrumbidgee catchment,
Murray–Darling basinTributaries  • leftBrothers Creek, Cooma Back Creek • rightMiddle Flat Creek[1]

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

Cooma Creek
Legend
 Source below The Peak
36°25′21″S 149°09′10″E / 36.4225°S 149.152778°E / -36.4225; 149.152778
The Brothers Creek
Bombala Street, Cooma
Monaro Highway
 Commissioner Street, Cooma
Sharp Street, Cooma
Monaro Highway
 Massie Street, Cooma
Cooma Back Creek
Mittagang Road
Monaro Highway
Bombala railway line
Middle Flat Creek
Rock Flat Creek

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 Rock Flat Creek near the locality of Chakola. Rock Flat Creek continues to the Numeralla River, which 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

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References

  1. ^ a b "Map of Cooma Creek, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Cooma 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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