Derringullen Creek Explained

Derringullen
Map Size:250
Pushpin Map:Australia New South Wales
Pushpin Map Size:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the Derringullen 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 Type5:LGA
Subdivision Name5:Yass Valley
Length:25km (16miles)
Source1:Great Dividing Range
Source1 Location:below Pig Hill
Source1 Coordinates:-34.7072°N 148.935°W
Source1 Elevation:716m (2,349feet)
Mouth:confluence with Yass River
Mouth Location:west of
Mouth Coordinates:-34.8408°N 148.81°W
Mouth Elevation:395m (1,296feet)
River System:Murrumbidgee catchment,
Murray–Darling basin
Custom Label:Dams
Extra:[1]

The Derringullen Creek, a mostlyperennial river that is part of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, located in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

The Derringullen Creek (technically a river) rises below Pig Hill, on the Great Dividing Range, and flows generally south-southwest before reaching its confluence with the Yass River west of . The Derringullen Creek descends over its 25km (16miles) course.[1]

The Hume Highway crosses the Derringullen Creek between Yass and .

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Map of Derringullen Creek, NSW. Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. 8 December 2014.