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Jerra Jerra
Jerra Jerra Creek is located in New South Wales
Jerra Jerra Creek
Location of the Jerra Jerra Creek mouth in New South Wales
Other name(s) Cookardinia
Country Australia
State New South Wales
Region Riverina (IBRA)
LGA Greater Hume
Towns Cookardinia
Physical characteristics
Main source Great Dividing Range
near Paper Forest
365 m (1,198 ft)
35°27′49″S 147°14′58″E / 35.46361°S 147.24944°E / -35.46361; 147.24944
River mouth confluence with the Billabong Creek
north east of Fellow Hills Railway Station
241 m (791 ft)
35°39′32″S 147°13′18″E / 35.65889°S 147.22167°E / -35.65889; 147.22167
Length 27 km (17 mi)
Basin features
River system Murray catchment,
Murray-Darling basin

The Jerra Jerra Creek, a perennial stream of the Murray River catchment within the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

The Jerra Jerra Creek (technically a river) rises on the Great Dividing Range, south southeast of The Rock, and flows generally south through the locality of Cookardinia before reaching its confluence with the Billabong Creek north east of Fellow Hills Railway Station, near the midpoint between Holbrook and Culcairn. The creek descends 125 metres (410 ft) over its 27-kilometre (17 mi) course.

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