Tarcutta | |
Map Size: | 250 |
Pushpin Map: | Australia New South Wales |
Pushpin Map Size: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Tarcutta Creek mouth in New South Wales |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Australia |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | New South Wales |
Length: | 111km (69miles) |
Source1: | Great Dividing Range |
Source1 Location: | southwest of |
Source1 Coordinates: | -35.1406°N 147.5992°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 620m (2,030feet) |
Mouth: | confluence with the Murrumbidgee River |
Mouth Location: | southeast of |
Mouth Coordinates: | -35.6178°N 148.6433°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 185m (607feet) |
River System: | Murrumbidgee River, Murray Darling Basin |
Extra: | [1] |
The Tarcutta Creek, part of the Murray Darling basin, is mostly a perennial stream located in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia.
The stream rises on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range and Australian Alps, approximately 13km (08miles) southwest of Batlow. The stream flows generally north by west towards the town of where the creek is crossed by the Hume Motorway. From this point the river continues generally north by west towards the city of Wagga Wagga and reaches its confluence with the Murrumbidgee River, approximately 6km (04miles) southeast of . The creek descends over its 111km (69miles) course.[1]