| Adjungbilly | |
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  Location of the Adjungbilly Creek mouth in New South Wales | |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | South Eastern Highlands (IBRA), Riverina, South West Slopes |
| LGAs | Snowy Valleys, Cootamundra-Gundagai |
| Town | Adjungbilly |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Adjungbilly Swamp |
| • location | near Tumorrama |
| • coordinates | 35°10′44″S 148°24′54″E / 35.17889°S 148.41500°E / -35.17889; 148.41500 |
| • elevation | 888 m (2,913 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with Tumut River |
| • location | near Darbalara |
| • coordinates | 35°1′28″S 148°11′45″E / 35.02444°S 148.19583°E / -35.02444; 148.19583 |
| • elevation | 225 m (738 ft) |
| Length | 46 km (29 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Murrumbidgee catchment, Murray–Darling basin |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Sandy Creek (Adjungbilly) |
The Adjungbilly Creek, a mostly–perennial river that is part of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the South West Slopes and Riverina regions of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
The Adjungbilly Creek (technically a river) rises in the Adjungbilly Swamp, near Tumorrama, on the western slopes of the Australian Alps, and flows generally northwest in a highly meandering course before reaching its confluence with the Tumut River, near Darbalara, approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) above its junction with the Murrumbidgee River. The creek descends 664 metres (2,178 ft) over its 46-kilometre (29 mi) course.
See also
References
- ^ "Map of Adjungbilly Creek, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ "Adjungbilly Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
External links
- "Murrumbidgee and Lake George catchments". Office of Environment and Heritage (map). Government of New South Wales.
- Bevitt, R.; Erskine, W.; Gillespie, G.; Harriss, J.; Lake, P.; Miners, B.; Varley, I. (May 2009). "Expert panel environmental flow assessment of various rivers affected by the Snowy Mountains Scheme" (PDF). NSW Department of Water and Energy. ISBN 978-0-7347-5656-5.
| Rivers of the Murrumbidgee River catchment, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, Australia | |||||
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