# Yellow Water Billabong

> A wetland on the South Alligator floodplain teeming with birds, buffalo and saltwater crocodiles.

Source: https://camping-spirit.com/places/au-yellow-water/

A wetland on the South Alligator floodplain teeming with birds, buffalo and saltwater crocodiles. Dawn and late-afternoon boat cruises are the safest, best way to see it; they run all year but conditions change between wet and dry.

- **Nearest town:** Cooinda, Northern Territory
- **Category:** Nature & parks
- **GPS:** -12.9043, 132.5276
- **Editor's pick:** ★

## Good to know

**Best time to go:** No month is ideal everywhere on this route; the most pleasant are usually July–August. Hot in August–June. (Estimate from long-term temperature averages, terrain and pass seasons)

## Featured in these trip guides

- [Kakadu in four days](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/au-kakadu-four-days/)

## Nearby

- [Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural Centre](https://camping-spirit.com/places/au-warradjan-cultural-centre/) – 1 km
- [Burrungkuy (Nourlangie)](https://camping-spirit.com/places/au-nourlangie-burrungkuy/) – 32 km
- [Jim Jim Falls](https://camping-spirit.com/places/au-jim-jim-falls/) – 53 km
- [Gunlom Falls](https://camping-spirit.com/places/au-gunlom-falls/) – 59 km

## FAQs

### Where is Yellow Water Billabong?

Yellow Water Billabong is in Cooinda, Northern Territory, at GPS -12.9043, 132.5276.

### Which road trips pass Yellow Water Billabong?

Yellow Water Billabong is a stop on these CampingSpirit trip guides: Kakadu in four days.

### What is there to see near Yellow Water Billabong?

Places worth a stop nearby: Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural Centre (1 km), Burrungkuy (Nourlangie) (32 km), Jim Jim Falls (53 km) and Gunlom Falls (59 km).

### When is the best time to visit Yellow Water Billabong?

No month is ideal everywhere on this route; the most pleasant are usually July–August. Hot in August–June. (Estimate from long-term temperature averages, terrain and pass seasons)

## Part of these destinations

- [Kakadu National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/au-kakadu-national-park/)