| Mirrool Merool[1] | |
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  Location of Mirrool Creekmouth inNew South Wales | |
| Etymology | Aboriginal:pipeclay[1] |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | Riverina (IBRA) |
| LGAs | Bland,Griffith,Carrathool,Hay |
| Town | Mirrool,Ardlethan,Griffith |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Great Dividing Range |
| • location | west by south ofTemora |
| • coordinates | 34°27′56″S147°23′57″E / 34.46556°S 147.39917°E /-34.46556; 147.39917 |
| • elevation | 304 m (997 ft) |
| Mouth | Lachlan River |
• location | northwest ofHay |
• coordinates | 34°24′S144°53′E / 34.400°S 144.883°E /-34.400; 144.883 |
• elevation | 84 m (276 ft) |
| Length | 264 km (164 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Murrumbidgee catchment, Murray–Darling basin |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Yarranjerry Creek, Little Mirrool Creek |
| • right | Mandamah Creek, Kildary Creek, Bolaro Creek, Wah Wah No 9 Channel |
| [2][3][4][5] | |
Mirrool Creek, awatercourse[1] that is part of theLachlan sub-catchment of theMurrumbidgeecatchment in theMurray–Darling basin, is in theRiverina region ofNew South Wales,Australia. Thecourse of the Mirrool Creek is indefinite at various locations.[1]
Mirrool Creek (technically a river[1]) rises in the Ingalba Nature Reserve, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west by south of the town ofTemora, sourced by runoff from theGreat Dividing Range. The creek flows generally north northwest, west, north by west, and west again for approximately 115 kilometres (71 mi), joined by four minor tributaries, before becoming indefinite approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south southwest ofBarellan. The Mirrool Creek rises again approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) east ofGriffith and flows for approximately 75 kilometres (47 mi) west southwest, and to the south ofYenda,Bilbul,Hanwood and Griffith, before heading northwest by north and flowing into the Barren Box Swamp, where the creek does not drain above the land surface. The Mirrool Creek rises again southwest of the village ofGoolgowi and flows west and then west southwest, joined by one minor tributary, before reaching itsconfluence with the Lachlan River, north northwest of the town ofHay. The creek descends 191 metres (627 ft) over the entire 264-kilometre (164 mi) course.[2][3][4]
The creek is crossed by theNewell Highway at the locality ofMirrool and at the town ofArdlethan; theKidman Way south of Hanwood and north ofDarlington Point; theMid-Western Highway northeast of Hay; and theCobb Highway northwest of Hay.[2][3]
Rivers of theMurrumbidgee River catchment,New South Wales and theAustralian Capital Territory, Australia | |||||
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