Jerrabomberra Creek

For the suburb, see Jerrabomberra, New South Wales.

Jerrabomberra Creek
EtymologyAboriginal: "afraid of lightning"[1]
Location
CountryAustralia
State/Territory
IBRASouth Eastern Highlands
DistrictCapital Country
MunicipalityQueanbeyan-Palerang
Physical characteristics
Sourcebelow Lobb Hill
 • locationbetween Williamsdale and Royalla, NSW
 • elevation1,010 m (3,310 ft)
Mouthconfluence with Molonglo River
 • location
Lake Burley Griffin, ACT
 • elevation
554 m (1,818 ft)
Length35 km (22 mi)
Basin size128 km2 (49 sq mi)
Basin features
River systemMurrumbidgee River, Murray–Darling basin
ReservoirLake Burley Griffin
[2]

Jerrabomberra Creek, a partly perennial stream of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Capital Country region spanning both New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

Jerrabomberra is derived from the Aboriginal word, meaning "afraid of lightning".[1] The traditional custodians of the land surrounding Jerrabomberra Creek are the Ngunnawal Aboriginal people;[3] it lies close to the lands of the neighbouring Ngarigo people.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Jerrabomberra Creek". Place name search. Government of the Australian Capital Territory. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Map of Jerrabomberra Creek". Bonzle.com. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Molonglo Catchment Strategy: 2004-2024" (PDF). Molonglo Catchment Group Inc. May 2005. pp. 24–25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  4. ^ Studies, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (12 July 2020). "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Retrieved 26 April 2021.