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.
| Bowning | |
|---|---|
  Location of the Bowning Creek mouth in New South Wales | |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | South Eastern Highlands (IBRA), South West Slopes, Riverina |
| LGA | Yass Valley |
| Town | Bowning |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Great Dividing Range |
| • location | near Goondah |
| • coordinates | 34°43′28″S 148°48′22″E / 34.72444°S 148.80611°E |
| Mouth | confluence with Yass River |
• location | west of Yass |
• coordinates | 34°50′33″S 148°48′8″E / 34.84250°S 148.80222°E |
| Length | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Murrumbidgee sub-catchment, Murray–Darling basin |
Course
editBowning 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
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References
edit- ^ a b "Bowning Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
