Jugiong Creek Explained

Jugiong
Name Other:Cumbamurra, Connors, Barbers, Talmo
Map Size:250
Pushpin Map:Australia New South Wales
Pushpin Map Size:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the Jugiong 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:LGAs
Subdivision Name5:Yass Valley, Hilltops
Length:58km (36miles)
Source1:Great Dividing Range
Source Confluence:Illalong Creek and Bogolong Creek
Source Confluence Location:near Illalong Creek
Source Confluence Coordinates:-34.6064°N 148.7247°W
Source Confluence Elevation:422m (1,385feet)
Mouth:confluence with the Murrumbidgee River
Mouth Location:east of
Mouth Coordinates:-34.8267°N 148.3706°W
Mouth Elevation:247m (810feet)
River System:Murrumbidgee catchment,
Murray–Darling basin
Tributaries Right:Balgalal Creek, Rocky Ponds Creek, Cunningham Creek (Harden Shire)
Custom Label:Dams
Extra:[1]

The Jugiong Creek, a mostlyperennial river that is part 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

Formed by the confluence of the Illalong and Bogolong Creeks, the Jugiong Creek (technically a river) rises in the Burrinjuck State Forest near the locality of llalong Creek, on the south western slopes of the Great Dividing Range. The creek flows generally north, west northwest and then southwest, joined by four minor tributaries, before reaching its confluence with the Murrumbidgee River east of the town of . The creek descends over its 58km (36miles) course.[1]

The creek is crossed by the Hume Highway near the river mouth.

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Notes and References

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