Billabong Creek (Junee)

The Billabong Creek, a perennial river[1] of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia.

Billabong Creek Billabung Creek[1][2]
Etymology	Aboriginal: an effluent from a river, sometimes separated from it, sometimes being joined again at time of flood.[1][3]
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
IBRA	South West Slopes
Local government area	Junee
Physical characteristics
Source confluence	Ironbong and Turveys Falls Creeks
• location	near Illabo
• elevation	271 m (889 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Murrumbidgee River
• location	east of Wantabadgery, west of Gundagai
• elevation	201 m (659 ft)
Length	44 km (27 mi)
Basin features
River system	Murrumbidgee catchment, Murray-Darling basin
[4]

Course and features

Formed by the confluence of the Ironbong and Turveys Falls Creeks, Billabong Creek rises west of Bethungra, northeast of the village of Illabo, and flows generally south southeast, then south by west, before reaching its confluence with the Murrumbidgee River, east of Wantabadgery, west of Gundagai. The river descends 70 metres (230 ft) over its 44 kilometres (27 mi) course.[4]

See also

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

References

1. "Billabong Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
2. "Billabung Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
3. Reed, A. W. (1973). Place names of Australia. Frenchs Forest, New South Wales: Reed Books. p. 31. ISBN 0-589-50128-3.
4. "Map of Billabong Creek, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2013.

External links

• "Murray River catchment (NSW)" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.