Berthong Creek

Berthong Yannawah
Location of the Berthong Creek mouth in New South Wales
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	South Eastern Highlands, Riverina (IBRA), South West Slopes
LGAs	Cootamundra, Temora, Bland
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	west of Wombat
• coordinates	34°26′18″S 148°7′40″E
• elevation	444 m (1,457 ft)
Mouth	Bland Creek
• location	near Grogan
• coordinates	34°20′7″S 147°49′29″E
• elevation	262 m (860 ft)
Length	40 km (25 mi)
Basin features
River system	Lachlan sub-catchment, Murray–Darling basin
Tributaries
• left	Long Reach Creek
Dams	Berthong Dam

The Berthong Creek, a mostly–perennial river that is part of the Lachlan sub-catchment of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the South West Slopes, and Riverina regions of New South Wales, Australia. The Berthong Creek is only connected to the Murray Darling basin when the Bland Creek, the Lachlan and Murrumbidgee Rivers are in flood.

Course and features

The Berthong Creek (technically a river) rises west of Wombat, between the towns of Stockinbingal and Young, and flows generally north by west, joined by one minor tributary, before reaching its confluence with the Bland Creek. The creek descends 182 metres (597 ft) over its 40-kilometre (25 mi) course. The creek is impounded by the Berthong Dam south of Yannawah.

See also

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

External links

• "Lachlan River catchment" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.
• "Bland Creek Catchment Committee". LachLandcare Inc. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014.
• Trueman, Will (2012). True Tales of the Trout Cod: River Histories of the Murray–Darling Basin (Lachlan River catchment booklet) (PDF). Canberra: Murray–Darling Basin Authority. ISBN 978-1-921914-98-0. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2014.