Murruin Creek is a river of the state of New South Wales in Australia. It is a tributary of the Wollondilly River and part of the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment.
| Murruin Creek | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | New South Wales |
Its confluence with the Wollondilly is at the locality of Barrallier. It drops around 919m in its 28.3km length.[1] It is notable for the high Calcium content and clarity of its water.
The high ground on its right bank, in its upper reaches, forms a part of the Great Divide watershed, the other side of which drains to the Abercrombie River. The high ground on its left bank, the Murruin Range, in its upper reaches, is also a watershed, the other side of which drains to the Kowmung River.[2]
The ridge-line of the Murriun Range is a probable path that Francis Barrallier's expedition of November-December 1802 followed, in its quest to cross the mountains. It was later part of the Colong Stock Route between Oberon and Burragorang, which was used before the construction of Warragamba Dam. Part of the route still exists, as the Oberon-Colong Historic Stock Route, and is still in use the only vehicular route to the former mining town of Yerrannderie.[2][3][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Map of Murruin Creek in New South Wales - Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia". maps.bonzle.com. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ a b Cunningham, Chris (1996). Blue Mountains rediscovered : beyond the myths of early Australian exploration. Kenthurst, NSW: Kangaroo Press. pp. 44, 104. ISBN 0-86417-768-2. OCLC 36865389.
- ^ "Private Town campground | Visitor info". NSW National Parks. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "4WD Oberon Colong historic stock route". NSW National Parks. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- "List of placenames ASSIGNED as RIVERs". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 16 November 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2008.