Blakney Creek

The Blakney Creek, a mostly–perennial river^[3] 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.

Blakney Head of Blakney Creek
Location of the Blakney Creek mouth in New South Wales
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	South Eastern Highlands (IBRA), South West Slopes
LGA	Upper Lachlan
Town	Binalong
Physical characteristics
Source	Great Dividing Range
• location	north of Yass Junction
• coordinates	34°44′23″S 149°0′51″E
• elevation	605 m (1,985 ft)
Mouth	confluence with Lachlan River
• location	near Tarcoola
• coordinates	34°34′57″S 149°9′15″E
• elevation	495 m (1,624 ft)
Length	31 km (19 mi)
Basin features
River system	Lachlan sub-catchment, Murray–Darling basin
[1][2]

Course and features

The Blakney Creek (technically a river^[3]) rises north northeast of the Yass Junction, on the south western slopes of the Great Dividing Range, and flows generally northeast before reaching its confluence with the Lachlan River near Tarcoola. The creek descends 110 metres (360 ft) over its 31-kilometre (19 mi) course.^[1]

See also

• New South Wales portal
• Environment portal
• Water portal

• List of rivers of New South Wales (A-K)
• Rivers of New South Wales

References

1. "Map of Blakney Creek, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
2. "Our partners: local government". Lachlan Catchment Management Authority. Government of New South Wales. 2013. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
3. "Blakney Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 December 2014.

External links

• "Lachlan River catchment" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.
• Trueman, Will (2012). True Tales of the Trout Cod: River Histories of the Murray–Darling Basin (Lachlan River catchment booklet) (PDF). Canberra: Murray–Darling Basin Authority. ISBN 978-1-921914-98-0. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2014.