Coxs Creek (Belfield, New South Wales)

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Coordinates: 33°54′S 151°04′E / 33.900°S 151.067°E / -33.900; 151.067
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Not to be confused with Coxs River.

Coxs Creek
Location
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
RegionSydney Basin (IBRA), Inner West
MunicipalitiesStrathfield, Burwood
Physical characteristics
SourceEnfield Marshalling Yards
 • locationnortheast of Punchbowl railway station
Mouthconfluence with the Cooks River
 • location
Strathfield South
Length3 km (1.9 mi)
Basin size8.8 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
[1][2]

Coxs Creek, a watercourse of the Cooks River catchment, is located in the Inner West of Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

Coxs Creek rises northeast of

paperbark swamps that were formerly near the junction of Roberts Road and Juno Parade. Over time the creek has been extensively modified and rerouted. As with most drainage channels in the area it has been lined along much of its length. Coxs Creek drains a total catchment of 8.8 square kilometres (3.4 sq mi).[2]

The creek begins as a stormwater drain, then runs in the open through the Coxs Creek Wetland, a 1.84 hectares (4.5 acres) reserve containing significant remnant bushland including some Cooks River Castlereagh

Litoria aurea) has been recorded and frog ponds constructed as part of the creek.[2]
The frog has not been seen in the creek since 1995, though they are still present in the nearby constructed wetlands at the Juno Parade Brick Pit.

In 2005 Sydney Ports Corporation proposed works including fauna corridors and "frog ramps" to encourage their return.[4] Along much of its length the creek is a combination of covered channel and an uncovered concrete lined trench. As the creek passes through the reserve it is open and the 2010 management plan calls for restoration of this part of the creek and the adjacent riparian zone.[2]

References

  1. Commonwealth of Australia. 2010. Archived from the original
    on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d Australian Wetlands Pty Ltd (July 2010). Cox's creek wetland and reserve; Plan of management. Sydney Metropolitan Catchment Management Authority.
  3. ^ "Coxs Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 April 2013. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ "Enfield Intermodal Logistics Centre Landscape and Urban Design Concept Plan" (PDF). Sydney Ports Corporation. June 2005.

External links

33°54′S 151°04′E / 33.900°S 151.067°E / -33.900; 151.067

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