The Cooma Back Creek, a mostly
perennial river
A perennial stream is a stream that has continuous flow of surface water throughout the year in at least parts of its catchment during seasons of normal rainfall, Water Supply Paper 494. as opposed to one whose flow is intermittent. In the abse ...
that is part of the
Murrumbidgee catchment
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within the
Murray–Darling basin
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, is located in the
Monaro region of
New South Wales
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Australia.
Course and features
The Cooma Back Creek (technically a river
[) rises below Two Tree Hill, south southeast of North Brother and south by east of Middle Brother, part of the Great Dividing Range, and flows generally north and then north by east, joined by one minor tributary before reaching its confluence with the Cooma Creek in the town of . The Cooma Back Creek descends over its course.][
The ]Snowy Mountains Highway
Snowy Mountains Highway is a state highway located in New South Wales, Australia. Its two sections connect the New South Wales South Coast to the Monaro region, and the Monaro to the South West Slopes via the Snowy Mountains. The higher alti ...
crosses Cooma Back Creek in Cooma.
See also
* List of rivers of New South Wales (A-K)
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The principal topographic feature of New South Wales is the series of low highlands and plateaus called the Great Dividing Range, which extend from nort ...
* Rivers of New South Wales
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The principal topographic feature of New South Wales is the series of low highlands and plateaus called the Great Dividing Range, which extend from no ...
References
External links
Upper Murrumbidgee Demonstration Reach
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Rivers of New South Wales
Tributaries of the Murrumbidgee River
Snowy Mountains Highway
Snowy Monaro Regional Council