Crookwell River

Crookwell
Crookwell River at Crookwell, September 2020
Crookwell River is located in New South Wales
Crookwell River
Location of the Crookwell River mouth in New South Wales
EtymologyOriginally "Crook-ell"; derived from Crookhall, Co. Durham.[1]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
RegionSouth Eastern Highlands (IBRA), Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes
LGAsUpper Lachlan, Boorowa
TownCrookwell
Physical characteristics
SourceGreat Dividing Range
 • locationsouth of Crookwell
 • coordinates34°46′58″S 149°32′7″E / 34.78278°S 149.53528°E / -34.78278; 149.53528
 • elevation619 m (2,031 ft)
MouthLachlan River
 • location
north–west of Binda and east of Frogmore
 • coordinates
34°16′39″S 149°7′53″E / 34.27750°S 149.13139°E / -34.27750; 149.13139
 • elevation
430 m (1,410 ft)
Length78 km (48 mi)
Basin features
River systemMurray–Darling basin
Tributaries 
 • leftWheeo Creek
 • rightKiamma Creek
[2]

The Crookwell River is a perennial river that is part of the Lachlan catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, located in the Southern Tablelands and South West Slopes regions of New South Wales, Australia.

Sourced by runoff from the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range, the river rises south of Crookwell and flows generally northwest by west, joined by one minor tributary, before reaching its confluence with the Lachlan River northwest of Binda and east of Frogmore. The river descends 461 metres (1,512 ft) over its 78-kilometre (48 mi) course.[2]

  1. ^ "Crookwell River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 January 2013. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Map of Crookwell River". Bonzle.com. Retrieved 20 January 2013.