Cooma Back Creek facts for kids
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 Location of the Cooma Back Creek mouth in New South Wales
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| Other name(s) | Lambie |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | South Eastern Highlands (IBRA), Monaro |
| LGA | Snowy Monaro |
| Town | Cooma |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | Great Dividing Range below Two Tree Hill 943 m (3,094 ft) 36°20′34″S 149°4′11″E / 36.34278°S 149.06972°E |
| River mouth | confluence with Cooma Creek Cooma 785 m (2,575 ft) 36°13′52″S 149°7′11″E / 36.23111°S 149.11972°E |
| Length | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Murrumbidgee catchment, Murray–Darling basin |
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The Cooma Back Creek, a mostly–perennial river that is part of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Monaro region of New South Wales, 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 Cooma. The Cooma Back Creek descends 157 metres (515 ft) over its 16-kilometre (9.9 mi) course.
The Snowy Mountains Highway crosses Cooma Back Creek in Cooma.
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