Rush Creek (New South Wales)

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Rush
The Rush Creek [1]
Location
Country Australia
State New South Wales
Region Sydney Basin (IBRA), Outer Metropolitan Sydney
Municipality City of Hawkesbury
Physical characteristics
SourceParr Ridge
  locationnear Mile Ridge
  elevation301 m (988 ft)
Mouth confluence with Webbs Creek
  location
near Upper Macdonald
  elevation
36 m (118 ft)
Length20 km (12 mi)
Basin features
River system Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment
State conservation area Parr SCA
[2] [3]

The Rush Creek, a perennial stream of the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment, is located in the Outer Metropolitan Sydney region of New South Wales, Australia.

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Course

The Rush Creek (officially designated as a river [1] ) rises about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south-east of the Parr Spur Ridge Trigonometry Station, near Mile Ridge and east of the Putty Road. The river flows generally north-east by east before reaching its confluence with Webbs Creek in remote country within the Parr State Conservation Area, south-west of Upper Macdonald. The river descends 265 metres (869 ft) over its 20-kilometre (12 mi) course. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Rush Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 December 2013. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Place Name Search: Rush Creek". Geoscience Australia. Commonwealth of Australia. 2010. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Map of Rush Creek, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Digital Atlas Pty Limited. 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.

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