Rush Creek (New South Wales)
For other uses, see Rush Creek (disambiguation).
| Rush | |
| The Rush Creek[1] | |
| Creek[1] | |
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| State | New South Wales |
| Regions | Sydney Basin (IBRA), Outer Metropolitan Sydney |
| Municipality | City of Hawkesbury |
| Part of | Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment |
| Source | Parr Ridge |
| - location | near Mile Ridge |
| - elevation | 301 m (988 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with Webbs Creek |
| - location | near Upper Macdonald |
| - elevation | 36 m (118 ft) |
| Length | 20 km (12 mi) |
| 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.
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]
See also
- List of rivers of Australia
- List of rivers in New South Wales (L-Z)
- Rivers of New South Wales
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Rush Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ↑ "Place Name Search: Rush Creek". Geoscience Australia. Commonwealth of Australia. 2010. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Map of Rush Creek, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Digital Atlas Pty Limited. 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
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Coordinates: 33°20′S 150°46′E / 33.333°S 150.767°E