Cooma Creek

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Cooma
Cooma Creek is located in New South Wales
Cooma Creek
Location of the Cooma Creek mouth in New South Wales
Location
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
RegionSouth Eastern Highlands (IBRA), Monaro
LGASnowy Monaro Regional Council
TownCooma
Physical characteristics
SourceGreat Dividing Range
 • locationbelow The Peak
 • coordinates36°25′21″S 149°9′10″E / 36.42250°S 149.15278°E / -36.42250; 149.15278
 • elevation1,100 m (3,600 ft)
Mouthconfluence with Rock Flat Creek
 • location
near Chakola
 • coordinates
36°7′27″S 149°11′20″E / 36.12417°S 149.18889°E / -36.12417; 149.18889Coordinates: 36°7′27″S 149°11′20″E / 36.12417°S 149.18889°E / -36.12417; 149.18889
 • elevation
720 m (2,360 ft)
Length42 km (26 mi)
Basin features
River systemMurrumbidgee catchment,
Murray–Darling basin
Tributaries 
 • leftBrothers Creek, Cooma Back Creek
 • rightMiddle Flat Creek
[1]

The Cooma Creek, a mostly–perennial river[2] that is part of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Monaro region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features[]

Cooma Creek
Legend
Source below The Peak
36°25′21″S 149°09′10″E / 36.4225°S 149.152778°E / -36.4225; 149.152778
The Brothers Creek
Bombala Street, Cooma
Monaro Highway
Commissioner Street, Cooma
Sharp Street, Cooma
Monaro Highway
Massie Street, Cooma
Cooma Back Creek
Mittagang Road
Monaro Highway
Bombala railway line
Middle Flat Creek
Rock Flat Creek

The Cooma Creek (technically a river[2]) rises below The Peak, southeast of Snow Hill and west southwest of Brick Kiln Hill, part of the Great Dividing Range, and flows generally north and then north by east, joined by three minor tributaries and flowing through the town of Cooma before reaching its confluence with Rock Flat Creek near the locality of Chakola. Rock Flat Creek continues to the Numeralla River, which is a tributary of the Murrumbidgee River. The Cooma Creek descends 385 metres (1,263 ft) over its 42-kilometre (26 mi) course.[1]

The Snowy Mountains Highway crosses Cooma Creek in Cooma; and the Monaro Highway crosses Cooma Creek at Bunyan.

See also[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Map of Cooma Creek, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Cooma 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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