Darling Mills Creek
| Darling Mills | |
|---|---|
Thompsons Corner | |
| • location | West Pennant Hills |
| Mouth | confluence with Toongabbie Creek to form the Parramatta River |
• location | North Parramatta |
| Length | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
| Basin size | 107 km2 (41 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Parramatta River catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Bellbird Creek, Bidjigal Creek, Blue Gum Creek, Hunts Creek |
| • right | Excelsior Creek, Sawmill Creek, Bellamy Farm Creek |
| Nature reserves | Bidjigal; Munro; Eric Mobbs Recreation |
The Darling Mills Creek, an urban watercourse[1] that is part of the Parramatta River catchment, is located in Greater Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
The Darling Mills Creek rises in the
The Darling Mills Creek is transversed by the Cumberland Highway, the M2 Hills Motorway,[3] and marks the boundary between Windsor Road and Church Street in North Parramatta.
History
The land adjacent to the Parramatta River and its tributaries, including the Darling Mills Creek, was occupied for many thousands of years by the Burramattagal clan of the
The Darling Mills Creek takes its name from a watermill constructed a short distance from the confluence with Toongabbie Creek.
An earlier watermill was built by Samuel Marsden near the confluence. It milled flour from 1804 to 1818.
In 1825, the Darling Flour Mills were built for John Raine, upstream on the Windsor Road.
The Darling Mills site was taken over by Sydney Woollen Mills, which operated from 1870 to 1975. Sydney Woollen Mills originally used steam rather than water power. Part of the facade of the building remains on the site, which was occupied by
See also
References
- ^ a b "Darling Mills". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ^ "Darling Mills Creek Sub-Catchment". Education Resource Kit. Upper Parramatta River Catchment Trust. 2002. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ^ "Darling Mills Creek Bridge walking track re-opened" (PDF) (Press release). Transurban and Government of New South Wales. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ^ "Parramatta River Walk" (PDF). Walking Volunteers. September 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ^ "A brief history of our waterways". Parramatta City Council. 12 December 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ^ "State Heritage Inventory". 22 October 2019.
External links
- Upper Parramatta River Catchment Trustwebpage
- Darling Mills Creek Sub-Catchment Map (PDF) (Map). Upper Parramatta Catchment Trust. December 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2014.
- "Bidjigal (D1010489) Reserve: Plan of Management" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Catchments and Lands. Government of New South Wales and Bidjigal Reserve Trust. 10 April 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2013.
- Dam across the Darling Mills Creek at North Rocks (streaming video). YouTube. 2 August 2013.
- Scott Bird Photography
33°44′56″S 151°02′49″E / 33.74889°S 151.04694°E
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