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Jerrawa
Jerrawa Creek is located in New South Wales
Jerrawa Creek
Location of the Jerrawa Creek mouth in New South Wales
Country Australia
State New South Wales
Region South Eastern Highlands (IBRA), South West Slopes
LGA Upper Lachlan
Physical characteristics
Main source Great Dividing Range
near Dixon trigonometry station
34°46′25″S 148°3′10″E / 34.77361°S 148.05278°E / -34.77361; 148.05278
River mouth confluence with Lachlan River
north of Dalton
34°39′44″S 149°10′34″E / 34.66222°S 149.17611°E / -34.66222; 149.17611
Length 41 km (25 mi)
Basin features
River system Lachlan sub-catchment,
Murray–Darling basin

The Jerrawa Creek, a watercourse that is part of the Lachlan sub-catchment of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

The Jerrawa Creek (technically a river) rises on the slopes of the Great Dividing Range northwest of Gunning near the localities of Dixon and Jerrawa, and flows generally east by north, then north by east before reaching its confluence with the Lachlan River north of the locality of Dalton. The course of the creek is approximately 41 kilometres (25 mi).

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