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Billabong Creek
Other name(s) Billabung Creek
Country Australia
State New South Wales
IBRA South West Slopes
Local government area Junee
Physical characteristics
River mouth confluence with the Murrumbidgee River
east of Wantabadgery, west of Gundagai
201 m (659 ft)
Length 44 km (27 mi)
Basin features
River system Murrumbidgee catchment, Murray-Darling basin

The Billabong Creek, a perennial river of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

Formed by the confluence of the Ironbong and Turveys Falls Creeks, Billabong Creek rises west of Bethungra, northeast of the village of Illabo, and flows generally south southeast, then south by west, before reaching its confluence with the Murrumbidgee River, east of Wantabadgery, west of Gundagai. The river descends 70 metres (230 ft) over its 44 kilometres (27 mi) course.

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