The Blakney Creek, a mostly
perennial river that is part of the
Lachlan sub-catchment of the
Murrumbidgee catchment
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within the
Murray–Darling basin, is located in the
South West Slopes region of
New South Wales
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Course and features
The Blakney Creek (technically a river
[) rises north northeast of the Yass Junction, on the south western slopes of the ]Great Dividing Range
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, and flows generally northeast before reaching its confluence
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with the Lachlan River near Tarcoola. The creek descends over its course
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See also
* List of rivers of New South Wales (A-K)
* Rivers of New South Wales
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Tributaries of the Lachlan River
Rivers of New South Wales