Tarcutta Creek

Tarcutta
Tarcutta
	Location of the Tarcutta Creek mouth in New South Wales
Etymology	Tarcutta
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Physical characteristics
Source	Great Dividing Range
• location	southwest of Batlow
• coordinates	35°08′26″S 147°35′57″E / 35.14056°S 147.59917°E
• elevation	620 m (2,030 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Murrumbidgee River
• location	southeast of Oura
• coordinates	35°37′4″S 148°38′36″E / 35.61778°S 148.64333°E
• elevation	185 m (607 ft)
Length	111 km (69 mi)
Basin features
River system	Murrumbidgee River, Murray Darling Basin

The Tarcutta Creek, part of the Murray Darling basin, is mostly a perennial stream located in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

The stream rises on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range and Australian Alps, approximately 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) southwest of Batlow. The stream flows generally north by west towards the town of Tarcutta where the creek is crossed by the Hume Motorway. From this point the river continues generally north by west towards the city of Wagga Wagga and reaches its confluence with the Murrumbidgee River, approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southeast of Oura.^[2] The creek descends 435 metres (1,427 ft) over its 111-kilometre (69 mi) course.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Map of Tarcutta Creek, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
^ "Tarcutta Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 July 2009.