Eastern Creek (New South Wales)

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Eastern Creek
Eastern Creek Doonside.jpg
Eastern Creek (New South Wales)
Location
Country Australia
State New South Wales
Region Sydney basin (IBRA), Greater Western Sydney
Local government areas Cumberland, Fairfield, Blacktown
Physical characteristics
Sourcebelow Sugarloaf Ridge
  locationnear Smithfield
  coordinates 33°51′48″S150°51′39″E / 33.863195°S 150.860733°E / -33.863195; 150.860733
  elevation116 m (381 ft)
Mouth confluence with South Creek
  location
Vineyard
  coordinates
33°38′38″S150°49′39″E / 33.643844°S 150.827626°E / -33.643844; 150.827626
  elevation
3 m (9.8 ft)
Length30 km (19 mi)
Basin size36.22 km2 (13.98 sq mi)
Basin features
River system Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment
Tributaries 
  left Reedy Creek, Angus Creek, Bells Creek
  rightBungarribee Creek, Breakfast Creek, Burdekin Creek, Quakers Creek
Nature reserve Nurragingy Reserve
[1]

Eastern Creek, a watercourse [2] that is part of the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment, is located in Greater Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Course and features

Eastern Creek rises in the western suburbs of Sydney, below Sugarloaf Ridge at Western Sydney Regional Park about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) west by north of Smithfield. The creek flows generally north, joined by the Reedy, Angus, Bungarribee, Breakfast, Burdekin, Quakers, and Bells creeks, before reaching its confluence with South Creek, in the suburb of Vineyard. The creek descends 113 metres (371 ft) over its 30 kilometres (19 mi) course. [1]

Eastern Creek is transversed by the M4 Western Motorway and the Great Western Highway between Prospect and Eastern Creek; and the Western railway line west of Doonside.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Map of Eastern Creek, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  2. "Eastern Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 December 2013. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

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