Derringullen Creek
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CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
| Derringullen | |
|---|---|
  Location of the Derringullen Creek mouth in New South Wales | |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | South Eastern Highlands (IBRA), South Western Slopes |
| LGA | Yass Valley |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Great Dividing Range |
| • location | below Pig Hill |
| • coordinates | 34°42′26″S 148°56′6″E / 34.70722°S 148.93500°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 / 34.84083°S 148.81000°E |
• elevation | 395 m (1,296 ft) |
| Length | 25 km (16 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Murrumbidgee catchment, Murray–Darling basin |
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The Derringullen Creek, a mostly–perennial river[2] that is part of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, located in the South Western Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia.
The Derringullen Creek (technically a river[2]) 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.[1]
The Hume Highway crosses the Derringullen Creek between Yass and Bowning.
