Adelong Creek

The Adelong Creek, a perennial river that is part of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the South West Slopes, and Riverina regions of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features
The Adelong Creek (technically a river ) rises below, southwest of sourced by runoff from the Australian Alps, part of the Great Dividing Range. The creek flows generally north through the towns of and, joined by one minor tributary, before reaching its confluence with the Murrumbidgee River southwest of Gundagai. The creek descends 239 m over its 46 km course.

The river is crossed by the Snowy Mountains Highway at Adelong; and the Hume Highway at Tumblong.

Mining
Adelong Creek, near Adelong Falls, was the source of water for two waterwheels that powered stamper batteries, at what is now the site known as the Adelong Falls Gold Workings. The bed of Adelong Creek was extensively mined using hydraulic sluicing and gold dredges, during the first half of the 20th century.