Derringullen Creek

Derringullen
Location of the Derringullen Creek mouth in New South Wales
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	South Eastern Highlands (IBRA), South West Slopes
LGA	Yass Valley
Physical characteristics
Source	Great Dividing Range
• location	below Pig Hill
• coordinates	34°42′26″S 148°56′6″E
• elevation	716 m (2,349 ft)
Mouth	confluence with Yass River
• location	west of Yass
• coordinates	34°50′27″S 148°48′36″E
• elevation	395 m (1,296 ft)
Length	25 km (16 mi)
Basin features
River system	Murrumbidgee catchment, Murray–Darling basin

The Derringullen Creek, a mostly–perennial river that is part of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, located in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

The Derringullen Creek (technically a river) rises below Pig Hill, on the Great Dividing Range, and flows generally south-southwest before reaching its confluence with the Yass River west of Yass. The Derringullen Creek descends 322 metres (1,056 ft) over its 25-kilometre (16 mi) course.

The Hume Highway crosses the Derringullen Creek between Yass and Bowning.

See also

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

External links

• Upper Murrumbidgee Demonstration Reach "Map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2014. 1.22MB
• "Murrumbidgee and Lake George catchments" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.