Dandenong Creek
Dandenong Dand-y-non, Tanjenong Greater Melbourne | |
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Local government area | City of Monash |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Dandenong Ranges |
2nd source | Bungalook Creek |
• location | near Heathmont |
• coordinates | 37°50′8″S 145°15′25″E / 37.83556°S 145.25694°E |
• elevation | 556 m (1,824 ft) |
Mouth | confluence with the Eumemmerring Creek to form the Patterson River |
• location | southwest of Bangholme |
• coordinates | 38°02′30″S 145°10′34″E / 38.04155°S 145.17609°E |
• elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
Length | 53 km (33 mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | Port Phillip catchment |
Tributaries | |
• left | Corhanwarrabul Creek, Blind Creek, Old Joes Creek, Dobsons Creek |
• right | Mordialloc Creek, Mile Creek, Heatherdale Creek, Bungalook Creek, Little Bungalook Creek |
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The Dandenong Creek (Aboriginal
Together with its distributary Mordialloc Creek and the culvert-linked Kananook Creek and Elster Creek, the so-called "Dandenong Catchment" has an overall catchment of approximately 882 km2 (341 sq mi).[5]
Etymology
The traditional custodians of the land surrounding what is now known as the Dandenong Creek were the
Course
The first European to see the creek near its source was in 1839 and is believed to be Daniel Bunce, a botanist.[1]
Dandenong Creek has its
- The Upper Dandenong starts at the Olinda Wantirna, roughly where EastLinkcrosses.
- The Middle Dandenong starts at the Doveton are known as the Dandenong Wetlands, which include a 0.8 km (0.5 mi) section of Heatherton Road just west of Monash Freeway that functions as a floodway. The creek then continues further south as the northern half of the boundary between Dandenong and Doveton.
- The Lower Dandenong starts just upstream of the Clow Street bridge in Port Phillip Bay north of the Mornington Peninsula.
Tributaries
- Dobson Creek (left) — (near Liverpool Road Retarding Basin)
- Little Bungalook Creek (right) — headwaters in southern Kilsyth South)
- Bungalook Creek (right) — headwaters in Bayswater North, confluence in Heathmont
- Heatherdale Creek (right) — headwaters in southwestern Ringwood, confluence in eastern Vermont
- Blind Creek (left) — headwaters in )
- Corhanwarrabul Creek (left) — headwaters in southern Knoxfield and northern Rowville, confluence in southwestern Rowville (at Tirhatuan Wetlands)
- Mile Creek (right) — headwaters from Keysborough
- Bangholme to form the Patterson River (near the Eastern Treatment Plant)
Distributary
- Mordialloc Creek — branching off the right bank of Dandenong Creek at the tri-suburban junction of Mordialloc and Aspendale.
Ecology
The series of open space reserves along the Dandenong Creek and its tributaries provide important habitat for many urban wildlife in the outer eastern/southeastern suburbs. The creek is also the home of one of the largest remaining populations of Yarra Gum,[6] and a series of linear parks, nature reserves and wetlands are located along it. A bike path known as the Dandenong Creek Trail runs alongside for a significant distance.
The health of the creek in these urban areas ranges from moderate to very poor and has been the focus of a number of clean-up campaigns in recent years.
Creek crossings
The list below notes current bridges that cross over the Dandenong Creek. Some are road and rail bridges, whilst others are pedestrian and equestrian crossings.
Patterson River to Dandenong Valley Parklands
Crossing | Image | Coordinates | Built | Suburb | Description |
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Old Perry Road | Bangholme | Ruins of old Perry Road bridge over Dandenong Creek | |||
Perry Road | |||||
EastLink | 2008 | Dandenong South | |||
Greens Road | |||||
Unnamed creek crossing | Abandoned concrete-paved ford crossing | ||||
Dandenong Bypass | 2008 | ||||
EastLink Trail | 2008 | Dandenong | Low-water bridge
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Allan Street | |||||
Hammond Road | Has a closely adjacent pedestrian footbridge downstream of the main bridge | ||||
Gippsland Railway bridge | Gippsland line
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Lonsdale Street pedestrian bridge | Beam footbridge parallel to Lonsdale Street | ||||
Lonsdale Street | The crossing of the Princes Highway, locally named Lonsdale Street | ||||
Dandenong Creek Trail | ![]() |
Through arch footbridge | |||
Dandenong Park footbridge | |||||
McCrae Street | |||||
Dandenong Workers Social Club footbridge | Footbridge between the Dandenong Workers Social Club and their golf course across the creek | ||||
Kidds Road | |||||
Heatherton Road | Dandenong North | Section west of Dandenong Creek also serves as floodway | |||
Monash Freeway | |||||
Brady Road | |||||
Stud Road | |||||
Police Road Retarding Basin | Mulgrave | Causeway atop the basin embankment and floodgate, enabling pedestrian crossing | |||
EastLink | 2008 | ||||
Wellington Road | Rowville |
Dandenong Valley Parklands
Crossing | Image | Coordinates | Built | Suburb | Description |
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Dandenong Valley wetland trail | 2010 | Scoresby | Shared path over the creek | ||
Ferntree Gully Road | |||||
EastLink Trail | 2008 | ||||
Dandenong Creek Trail | |||||
Patterson's Bridge | Wantirna South | Part of Dandenong Creek Trail | |||
High Street Road footbridge | Footbridge linking Napier Park with Nortons Park | ||||
High Street | |||||
Burwood Highway | Vermont South | ||||
Dandenong Creek Trail | Koomba Park boardwalk |
Dandenong Valley Parklands to Mount Dandenong
Crossing | Image | Coordinates | Built | Suburb | Description |
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Boronia Road | Vermont | ||||
EastLink Trail | Section of the EastLink Trail linking Winton Wetlands with Campbells Croft Reserve | ||||
EastLink | ![]() |
2008 | Ringwood | ||
Wantirna Road | |||||
Marlborough Road footbridge | Heathmont | Footbridge at the end of Marlborough Road | |||
H.E. Parker Reserve footbridge | Footbridge connecting the Dandenong Creek Trail with H.E. Parker Reserve | ||||
Belgrave railway line |
Bayswater North | ||||
Tarralla Creek Trail | |||||
Bayswater Road | |||||
Dorset Road | |||||
Colchester Road | Kilsyth South | ||||
Liverpool Road Retarding Basin wall | Boronia | Path along basin wall provides crossing over the creek | |||
Liverpool Road Retarding Basin footbridge | Footbridge inside the retarding basin provides crossing over the creek | ||||
Liverpool Road | The Basin | ||||
Dobson Lane | Dobson Lane | ||||
Pavitt Lane | Kilsyth | ||||
Sheffield Road | |||||
Edgar Track | Mount Dandenong | ||||
Doongalla Forest access road | |||||
Dandenong Creek Track | Olinda |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Snapshot of Dandenong Creek" (PDF). Fact sheet. Melbourne Water. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ^ Government of Victoria. 12 August 2011. Archived from the originalon 13 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ^ Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the originalon 11 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ^ "Map of Dandenong Creek, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ^ Dandenong Creek Snapshot, Melbourne Water 2017
- ^ "Flora and Fauna: Significant Plant Species". Archived from the original on 28 August 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2007.
- ^ "Dandenong Creek". Rivers and Creeks. Melbourne Water. Archived from the original on 5 September 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2007.
- ^ "Old Joes Creek gets a makeover". BehaviourWorks Australia. Monash Sustainable Development Institute. 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ Frame, Joanna; Coleman, Rhys; Moore, Trivess (August 2005). "Waterway assessment in the Dandenong Valley Catchment: Water quality in Upper Dandenong Creek and associated tributaries". Melbourne Water Corporation.
- ^ "EPA fines Bayswater company over $7500". Environment Protection Authority Victoria. 26 February 2016. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Pollution Detection and Prevention". Melbourne Water. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
External links
- Returning Dandenong Creek project
- First Friends of Dandenong Creek website
- "Info sourced on place names in the area". Knox Historical Society. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012.