Dora Creek
This article is about the watercourse. For the suburb, see Dora Creek, New South Wales.
Dora River (Doree Doree[1]) | |
Dory River[2] | |
Perennial river | |
Dora Creek, view from behind Avondale College | |
Name origin: Aboriginal: "Creek running into a lake"[1] | |
Country | Australia |
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State | New South Wales |
Regions | Sydney Basin (IBRA), Central Coast, Hunter |
Local government area | Lake Macquarie |
Tributaries | |
- left | Jigadee Creek |
- right | Stockton Creek |
Source | Watagan Mountains |
- location | Martinsville |
- elevation | 40 m (131 ft) |
Mouth | Lake Macquarie |
- location | Dora Creek |
- elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 35 km (22 mi) |
National park | Watagans |
Reservoir | Lake Macquarie |
[2][3] | |
Dora River is a watercourse that is located in the Upper Central Coast/Lower Hunter regions of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
Dora Creek River rises below Watagan Mountains west of Martinsville, and flows generally southeast by south, joined by two minor tributaries, before reaching its river mouth within Lake Macquarie, near the town of Dora Creek. The river descends 40 metres (130 ft) over its 35 kilometres (22 mi) course.[2][3]
The merged flows of Dora Creek together with Lake Macquarie reaches the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean at Swansea.[3]
The F3 Freeway crosses the creek, west of Morisset.[3]
See also
- Eraring Power Station
- List of rivers of Australia
- List of rivers of New South Wales (A-K)
- Rivers of New South Wales
References
- 1 2 Read, Clive (2008). "Dora Creek Street Names" (PDF). City of Lake Macquarie. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Dora Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 "Map of Dora Creek, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
External links
- "Lake Macquarie & Tuggerah Lakes catchments" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.
Coordinates: 33°05′S 151°31′E / 33.083°S 151.517°E
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