Billabong Moulamein[1] | |
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Billabong Creek at Moulamein | |
![]() Billabong Creek watershed (Interactive map) | |
Location of the Billabong Creek mouth in New 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 | near Holbrook |
• elevation | 322 m (1,056 ft) |
Mouth | confluence with the Edward River |
• location | Moulamein |
• coordinates | 35°5′32″S 144°2′0″E / 35.09222°S 144.03333°E |
• 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 |
[3][4] |
The Billabong Creek, a partly perennial stream[1] of the Murray River catchment within the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the Riverina region of New 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]