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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rush Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Place Name Search: Rush Creek". Geoscience Australia. Commonwealth of Australia. 2010. 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.

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


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