Cooma Back Creek

Not to be confused with Cooma Creek.

The Cooma Back Creek, a mostly–perennial river^[2] that is part of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Monaro region of New South Wales, Australia.

Cooma Back Lambie
Location of the Cooma Back Creek mouth in New South Wales
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	South Eastern Highlands (IBRA), Monaro
LGA	Snowy Monaro
Town	Cooma
Physical characteristics
Source	Great Dividing Range
• location	below Two Tree Hill
• coordinates	36°20′34″S 149°4′11″E
• elevation	943 m (3,094 ft)
Mouth	confluence with Cooma Creek
• location	Cooma
• coordinates	36°13′52″S 149°7′11″E
• elevation	785 m (2,575 ft)
Length	16 km (9.9 mi)
Basin features
River system	Murrumbidgee catchment, Murray–Darling basin
Tributaries
• right	Jillimatong Creek
[1]

Course and features

Cooma Back Creek
Legend
Source below Two Tree Hill 36.342778°S 149.069722°E / -36.342778; 149.069722 Jillimatong Creek Maffra Road Lambie Gorge Sharp Street, Cooma Snowy Mountains Highway Sandy Creek Barrack Street, Cooma Cooma Creek

The Cooma Back Creek (technically a river^[2]) rises below Two Tree Hill, south southeast of North Brother and south by east of Middle Brother, part of the Great Dividing Range, and flows generally north and then north by east, joined by one minor tributary before reaching its confluence with the Cooma Creek in the town of Cooma. The Cooma Back Creek descends 157 metres (515 ft) over its 16-kilometre (9.9 mi) course.^[1]

The Snowy Mountains Highway crosses Cooma Back Creek in Cooma.

See also

• New South Wales portal
• Environment portal
• Water portal

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