Goobang Billabong, Coobang
Location of the Goobang Creek mouth in New South Wales
Etymology	Aboriginal: a species of acacia[1]
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	NSW South Western Slopes (IBRA), Central West
LGA	Parkes, Forbes
Towns	Parkes, Condobolin
Physical characteristics
Source	Curumbenya Range
• location	north of Wolabler Mountain
• coordinates	32°58′53″S 148°25′11″E / 32.98139°S 148.41972°E / -32.98139; 148.41972
• elevation	504 m (1,654 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Lachlan River
• location	Condobolin
• coordinates	33°5′20″S 147°9′26″E / 33.08889°S 147.15722°E / -33.08889; 147.15722
• elevation	192 m (630 ft)
Length	217 km (135 mi)
Basin features
River system	Lachlan sub–catchment, Murray-Darling basin
Tributaries
• left	Billabong Creek (Goobang Creek), Crooked Creek (Goobang Creek), Gunningbland Creek
• right	Ramsays Lagoon
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The Goobang Creek, a perennial stream of the Lachlan sub–catchment, part of the Murrumbidgee catchment of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

The Goobang Creek rises in the Curumbenya Range, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of Wolabler Mountain, east of Alectown. The creek flows generally southwest towards Parkes and then generally west, joined by three minor tributaries before reaching its confluence with the Lachlan River at Condobolin. The creek descends 312 metres (1,024 ft) over its 217-kilometre (135 mi) course.^[3]

The Newell Highway crosses the creek near Parkes.^[3]

History

Prior to European settlement, the catchment area of the creek was inhabited by the Wiradjuri people. Major Thomas Mitchell and John Oxley were early explorers in the area. The town of Condobolin was proclaimed in 1859. In the mid-1860s, gold was mined on the creek. The bushranger Ben Hall was shot dead at Goobang Creek in 1865.^[4]

Etymology

Goobang is believed to be an Aboriginal word for a species of the acacia tree.^[1]