| Billabong Moulamein[1] | |
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 Billabong Creek atMoulamein | |
 Billabong Creek watershed (Interactive map) | |
  Location of the Billabong Creekmouth inNew South Wales | |
| Etymology | Aboriginal: an effluent from a river, sometimes separated from it, sometimes being joined again at time of flood.[1][2] |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | Riverina (IBRA) |
| LGA | Federation Council |
| Towns | Morven,Culcairn,Walbundrie,Rand,Jerilderie,Conargo,Wanganella,Moulamein |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source confluence | Yarra Yarra Creek and Little Billabong Creek |
| • location | nearHolbrook |
| • elevation | 322 m (1,056 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with theEdward River |
• location | Moulamein |
• coordinates | 35°5′32″S144°2′0″E / 35.09222°S 144.03333°E /-35.09222; 144.03333 |
• elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Length | 320 km (200 mi) |
| Basin size | 791 km2 (305 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Murray catchment, Murray-Darling basin |
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TheBillabong Creek, a partlyperennial stream[1] of theMurray River catchment within theMurray-Darling basin, is located in theRiverina region ofNew South Wales,Australia.
At 320 kilometres (200 mi) (with some estimates ranging up to 596 kilometres (370 mi)[4]), Billabong Creek is believed to be the longest creek in the world.[3]
Formed by theconfluence of the Yarra Yarra Creek and Little Billabong Creek, Billabong Creek rises on theGreat Dividing Range, north ofHolbrook, and flows generally west, northwest, and west, joined by sixteen minortributaries before reaching its confluence with theEdward River, atMoulamein. The creek descends 252 metres (827 ft)[4] over its 320-kilometre (200 mi)course.
From source to mouth, the creek passes through the towns ofMorven,Culcairn,Walbundrie,Rand,Jerilderie,Conargo,Wanganella, and Moulamein.
The creek has a catchment area of 791 square kilometres (305 sq mi) and is the main present drainage line between the Murray and theMurrumbidgee rivers.[5] Alluvial deposits from the system fill a long narrowpaleovalley that extends for about 150 kilometres (93 mi) fromGarryowen (near Holbrook) toWalla Walla.
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