The Derringullen Creek, a mostly
perennial river that is part of the
Murrumbidgee catchment within the
Murray–Darling basin, is located in the
South West Slopes region of
New South Wales,
Australia
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.
Course and features
The Derringullen Creek (technically a river
[) rises below Pig Hill, on the ]Great Dividing Range
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, and flows generally south southwest before reaching its confluence
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with the Yass River west of . The Derringullen Creek descends over its course
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Directions or navigation
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* Course (orienteering), a series of control points visited by orienteers during a competition, marked with red/white flags in the terrain, and corresponding ...
.[
The ]Hume Highway
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crosses the Derringullen Creek between Yass and .
See also
* List of rivers of New South Wales (A-K)
* Rivers of New South Wales
References
External links
Upper Murrumbidgee Demonstration Reach
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Rivers of New South Wales
Tributaries of the Murrumbidgee River
Yass Valley Council