Bowning Creek

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Bowning
Bowning Creek is located in New South Wales
Bowning Creek
Location of the Bowning Creek mouth in New South Wales
Location
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
RegionSouth Eastern Highlands (IBRA), South West Slopes, Riverina
LGAYass Valley
TownBowning
Physical characteristics
SourceGreat Dividing Range
 • locationnear Goondah
 • coordinates34°43′28″S 148°48′22″E / 34.72444°S 148.80611°E / -34.72444; 148.80611
Mouthconfluence with Yass River
 • location
west of Yass
 • coordinates
34°50′33″S 148°48′8″E / 34.84250°S 148.80222°E / -34.84250; 148.80222Coordinates: 34°50′33″S 148°48′8″E / 34.84250°S 148.80222°E / -34.84250; 148.80222
Length15 km (9.3 mi)
Basin features
River systemMurrumbidgee sub-catchment,
Murray–Darling basin

Bowning Creek, a mostly–perennial river[1] that is part of the Murrumbidgee catchment in the Murray–Darling basin, is in the South West Slopes and Riverina regions of New South Wales, Australia.

Course[]

Bowning Creek (technically a river[1]) rises north of Bowning, on the south western slopes of the Great Dividing Range, and flows generally south by west before reaching its confluence with the Yass River west of Yass.

The creek is crossed by the Hume Highway south of Bowning.

See also[]

  • List of rivers of New South Wales (A-K)
  • Rivers of New South Wales

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Bowning Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 December 2014. Edit this at Wikidata
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