Webbs Creek

This article is about the river. For the settlement, see Webbs Creek, New South Wales.
Webbs
Creek[1]
Country Australia
State New South Wales
Regions Sydney Basin (IBRA), Outer Metropolitan Sydney
Municipality City of Hawkesbury
Part of Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment
Tributaries
 - right Budda Creek, Rush Creek, Doyles Hollow
Source Womerah Range
 - location near Mile Ridge
 - elevation 273 m (896 ft)
Mouth confluence with Hawkesbury River
 - location near Wisemans Ferry
 - elevation 36 m (118 ft)
Length 40 km (25 mi)
State conservation area Parr SCA
[2][3]

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

Course

The Webbs Creek (officially designated as a river[1]) rises below the Womerah Range, near the Devils Hole in remote country within the Parr State Conservation Area. The river flows generally north-east by east before reaching its confluence with the Hawkesbury River, south-west of Wisemans Ferry. The river descends 271 metres (889 ft) over its 40-kilometre (25 mi) course.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Webbs Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  2. "Place Name Search: Webbs Creek". Geoscience Australia. Commonwealth of Australia. 2010. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Map of Webbs Creek, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Digital Atlas Pty Limited. 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.

Coordinates: 33°20′S 150°46′E / 33.333°S 150.767°E