Blakney Creek Explained

Blakney
Name Other:Head of Blakney Creek
Map Size:250
Pushpin Map:Australia New South Wales
Pushpin Map Size:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the Blakney Creek mouth in New South Wales
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Australia
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:New South Wales
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:South Eastern Highlands (IBRA), South West Slopes
Subdivision Type4:LGA
Subdivision Name4:Upper Lachlan
Subdivision Type5:Town
Length:31km (19miles)
Source1:Great Dividing Range
Source1 Location:north of Yass Junction
Source1 Coordinates:-34.7397°N 149.0142°W
Source1 Elevation:605m (1,985feet)
Mouth:confluence with Lachlan River
Mouth Location:near Tarcoola
Mouth Coordinates:-34.5825°N 149.1542°W
Mouth Elevation:495m (1,624feet)
River System:Lachlan sub-catchment,
Murray–Darling basin
Custom Label:Dams
Extra:[1] [2]

The Blakney Creek, a mostlyperennial river 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 Blakney Creek (technically a river) rises north northeast of the Yass Junction, on the south western slopes of the Great Dividing Range, and flows generally northeast before reaching its confluence with the Lachlan River near Tarcoola. The creek descends over its 31km (19miles) course.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Map of Blakney Creek, NSW. Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. 8 December 2014.
  2. Web site: Our partners: local government . Lachlan Catchment Management Authority . Government of New South Wales . 2013 . 9 February 2013 . 10 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130410063118/http://www.lachlan.cma.nsw.gov.au/partners/gov.aspx . dead .