Jerrara Creek

Jerrara
Chain of Ponds Creek[1]
Creek
Country Australia
State New South Wales
Regions South Eastern Highlands (IBRA), South West Slopes
LGA Upper Lachlan
Part of Lachlan sub-catchment,
Murray–Darling basin
Source Great Dividing Range
 - location near Wheeo trigonometry station
 - coordinates 34°29′31″S 149°15′59″E / 34.49194°S 149.26639°E / -34.49194; 149.26639
Mouth confluence with Lachlan River
 - location southeast of Rugby
 - coordinates 34°26′48″S 149°7′16″E / 34.44667°S 149.12111°E / -34.44667; 149.12111Coordinates: 34°26′48″S 149°7′16″E / 34.44667°S 149.12111°E / -34.44667; 149.12111
Length 21 km (13 mi)
Location of the Jerrara Creek mouth in New South Wales
[2]

The Jerrara Creek, a watercourse[1] that is part of the Lachlan sub-catchment of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

The Jerrara Creek (technically a river[1]) rises on the slopes of the Great Dividing Range north of Gunning near the locality of Wheeo, and flows generally west before reaching its confluence with the Lachlan River southeast of Rugby. The course of the creek is approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi).[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Jerrara Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Our partners: local government". Lachlan Catchment Management Authority. Government of New South Wales. 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  • "Lachlan River catchment" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.
  • Trueman, Will (2012). True Tales of the Trout Cod: River Histories of the Murray–Darling Basin (Lachlan River catchment booklet) (PDF). Canberra: Murray–Darling Basin Authority. ISBN 978-1-921914-98-0. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2014.


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