Middle Harbour Creek

Middle Harbour Creek
A youthful tide dominated, drowned valley estuary[1]
Middle Harbour Creek after heavy storms downstream from the cascades
Country Australia
State New South Wales
Regions Sydney basin (IBRA), Northern Beaches
Local government areas Warringah
Part of Middle Harbour
Tributaries
 - left Carroll Creek
 - right Two Creeks
Source confluence Bare Creek and Frenchs Creek
 - location north of Davidson
 - coordinates 33°43′40.8″S 151°11′20.3994″E / 33.728000°S 151.188999833°E / -33.728000; 151.188999833
Mouth Middle Harbour
 - location Castlecrag and Seaforth
 - coordinates 33°47′40.38″S 151°13′57.18″E / 33.7945500°S 151.2325500°E / -33.7945500; 151.2325500Coordinates: 33°47′40.38″S 151°13′57.18″E / 33.7945500°S 151.2325500°E / -33.7945500; 151.2325500
Length 6.1 km (4 mi)
Depth 13.4 m (44 ft)
Volume 81,900 m3 (2,892,271 cu ft)
Basin 77 km2 (30 sq mi)
National park Garigal National Park
[1][2]

Middle Harbour Creek, a tributary of Middle Harbour, is a youthful tide dominated, drowned valley estuary[1] northwest of Sydney Harbour, located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Ecology

Formed by the confluence of Bare Creek and Frenchs Creek, north of Davidson, Middle Harbour Creek is located in the Garigal National Park and flows from Mona Vale Road in the north down to Bungaroo where the creek becomes Middle Harbour. Its catchment area is approximately 77 square kilometres (30 sq mi).[1]

Access along the majority of the creek is easy with tracks from (the western shore) St Ives, East Killara, East Lindfield, (eastern shore) Belrose, Davidson, Frenchs Forest and Forestville. Day walks are popular with access to the creek along several well maintained fire trails, the better-known being the Bungaroo Track, Cascades Track and Bare Creek track. The bushland surrounding the creek is rich in Bloodwoods (Eucalyptus gummifera), Scribbly gums (Eucalyptus haemastoma), The narrow-leaved stringy bark (Eucalyptus oblonga).

History

Middle Harbour Creek was first explored by Governor Arthur Phillip on an expedition that started from Manly Cove on 15 April 1788. The original intention of the expedition was to discover food. The expedition camped on 16 April at Bungaroo where the tidal Middle Harbour finishes and the creek begins.[3]

Access

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Middle Harbour Creek: Physical characteristics". NSW Office of Environment and Heritage. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  2. "Middle Harbour Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  3. "Bungaroo Walking Track". Ku-ring-gai Council. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
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