Happy Jacks Creek
| Happy Jacks Happy Jacks River | |
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mouth in New South Wales | |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | Australian Alps (IBRA), Snowy Mountains |
| LGA | Snowy Valleys |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Australian Alps, Great Dividing Range |
| • location | near The Dip |
| • coordinates | 36°0′28″S 148°33′11″E / 36.00778°S 148.55306°E |
| • elevation | 1,640 m (5,380 ft) |
| Mouth | Tumut River |
• location | Happy Jacks Pondage |
• coordinates | 36°0′10″S 148°26′59″E / 36.00278°S 148.44972°E |
• elevation | 1,210 m (3,970 ft) |
| Length | 19 km (12 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Murrumbidgee catchment, Murray–Darling basin |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | McKeahnies Creek, Tibeaudo Creek |
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The Happy Jacks Creek, a perennial river[2] that is part of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Snowy Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
The Happy Jacks Creek (technically a rivercourse,[1] that is contained entirely within the Kosciuszko National Park.
The catchment area is part of the territory traditionally occupied by the
See also
- List of rivers of New South Wales (A-K)
- Rivers of New South Wales
- Snowy Mountains Scheme
References
- ^ a b "Map of Happy Jacks River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Happy Jacks Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "Tabletop". NSW Wilderness Red Index. Sydney: The Colong Foundation for Wilderness. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
External links
- Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority Archived 26 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine website
- "Murrumbidgee and Lake George catchments" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.
Rivers of the Murrumbidgee River catchment, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, Australia | |||||
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