Bowning Creek facts for kids
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 Location of the Bowning Creek mouth in New South Wales
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| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | South Eastern Highlands (IBRA), South West Slopes, Riverina |
| LGA | Yass Valley |
| Town | Bowning |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | Great Dividing Range near Goondah 34°43′28″S 148°48′22″E / 34.72444°S 148.80611°E |
| River mouth | confluence with Yass River west of Yass 34°50′33″S 148°48′8″E / 34.84250°S 148.80222°E |
| Length | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Murrumbidgee sub-catchment, Murray–Darling basin |
The Bowning Creek, a mostly–perennial river that is part of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the South West Slopes and Riverina regions of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
The Bowning Creek (technically a river) rises north of Bowning, on the south western slopes of the Great Dividing Range, and flows generally south by west before reaching its confluence with the Yass River west of Yass.
The creek is crossed by the Hume Highway south of Bowning.
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