The Jerrawa Creek, a
watercourse
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that is part of the
Lachlan sub-catchment of the
Murrumbidgee catchment
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within the
Murray–Darling basin
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, is located in the
South West Slopes
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region of
New South Wales
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Course and features
The Jerrawa Creek (technically a river
[) rises on the slopes of the ]Great Dividing Range
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northwest of near the localities of Dixon and Jerrawa
Jerrawa () is a locality in the Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales, Australia. It lies on the north side of the Hume Highway about 30 km to the east of Yass and was served by Jerrawa railway station on the Main Southern line between Sydn ...
, and flows generally east by north, then north by east before reaching its confluence
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with the Lachlan River north of the locality of . The course of the creek is approximately .[
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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
This page discusses the rivers and hydrography of the state of New South Wales, Australia.
The principal topographic feature of New South Wales is the series of low highlands and plateaus called the Great Dividing Range, which extend from nor ...
References
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Tributaries of the Lachlan River
Rivers of New South Wales
Upper Lachlan Shire