Cooma Creek should not be confused with Cooma Back Creek.
| Cooma | |
| Map Size: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map: | Australia New South Wales |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Cooma 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), Monaro |
| Subdivision Type4: | LGA |
| Subdivision Name4: | Snowy Monaro Regional Council |
| Subdivision Type5: | Town |
| Length: | 42km (26miles) |
| Source1: | Great Dividing Range |
| Source1 Location: | below The Peak |
| Source1 Coordinates: | -36.4225°N 149.1528°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 1100m (3,600feet) |
| Mouth: | confluence with Rock Flat Creek |
| Mouth Location: | near Chakola |
| Mouth Coordinates: | -36.1242°N 149.1889°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 720m (2,360feet) |
| River System: | Murrumbidgee catchment, Murray–Darling basin |
| Tributaries Left: | Brothers Creek, Cooma Back Creek |
| Tributaries Right: | Middle Flat Creek |
| Custom Label: | Dams |
| Extra: | [1] |
The Cooma Creek, a mostlyperennial river that is part of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Monaro region of New South Wales, Australia.
The Cooma Creek (technically a river) 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 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 over its 42km (26miles) course.[1]
The Snowy Mountains Highway crosses Cooma Creek in Cooma; and the Monaro Highway crosses Cooma Creek at Bunyan.