Mirrool Creek
| Mirrool Merool Ardlethan, Griffith | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Great Dividing Range |
| • location | west by south of Temora |
| • coordinates | 34°27′56″S 147°23′57″E / 34.46556°S 147.39917°E |
| • elevation | 304 m (997 ft) |
| Mouth | Lachlan River |
• location | northwest of Hay |
• coordinates | 34°24′S 144°53′E / 34.400°S 144.883°E |
• elevation | 84 m (276 ft) |
| Length | 264 km (164 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Murrumbidgee catchment, Murray–Darling basin |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Yarranjerry Creek, Little Mirrool Creek |
| • right | Mandamah Creek, Kildary Creek, Bolaro Creek, Wah Wah No 9 Channel |
| [2][3][4][5] | |
Mirrool Creek, a
course of the Mirrool Creek is indefinite at various locations.[1]
Course and features
Mirrool Creek (technically a riverGoolgowi and flows west and then west southwest, joined by one minor tributary, before reaching its confluence with the Lachlan River, north northwest of the town of Hay. The creek descends 191 metres (627 ft) over the entire 264-kilometre (164 mi) course.[2][3][4]
The creek is crossed by the
Ardlethan; the Kidman Way south of Hanwood and north of Darlington Point; the Mid-Western Highway northeast of Hay; and the Cobb Highway northwest of Hay.[2][3]
See also
- List of rivers of New South Wales (L-Z)
- Rivers of New South Wales
References
- ^ a b c d e "Mirrool Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ a b c "Map of Mirrool Creek, NSW (1)". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ a b c "Map of Mirrool Creek, NSW (2)". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Map of Mirrool Creek, NSW (3)". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ "Our partners: local government". Lachlan Catchment Management Authority. Government of New South Wales. 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
External links
- "Lachlan River catchment" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.
- Trueman, Will (2012). True Tales of the Trout Cod: River Histories of the Murray–Darling Basin (Lachlan River catchment booklet) (PDF). ISBN 978-1-921914-98-0. Archived from the original(PDF) on 25 February 2014.
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