Patterson River

Coordinates: 38°4′26″S 145°7′6″E / 38.07389°S 145.11833°E / -38.07389; 145.11833
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Patterson
Carrum Creek
Greater Melbourne
Local government areaCity of Kingston
Physical characteristics
Source confluenceDandenong Creek and Eumemmerring Creek
 • locationsouthwest of Bangholme
 • coordinates38°2′37″S 145°10′29″E / 38.04361°S 145.17472°E / -38.04361; 145.17472
 • elevation6 m (20 ft)
MouthBeaumaris Bay, Port Phillip
 • location
at Carrum
 • coordinates
38°4′26″S 145°7′6″E / 38.07389°S 145.11833°E / -38.07389; 145.11833
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length5 km (3.1 mi)
Basin features
River systemPort Phillip catchment
[1][3]

The Patterson River is a

Greater Melbourne region. Under the name "Patterson", it is the shortest river in Victoria at only 5 km (3.1 mi) in length, although its main stem tributary and de facto upper section, the Dandenong Creek
, is over 53 km (33 mi) long.

Location and features

Patterson Lakes
(above)

The man-made river was constructed in 1878 as the Patterson Cut to assist the

Bonbeach.[3]

As one of the few designated safe

boat ramps
to make an extremely busy waterway.

The river is traversed by the Nepean Highway at Carrum, and the Mornington Peninsula Freeway at Patterson Lakes.[3]

History

In 1866, the

KCMG, at the time the Victorian Minister for Public Works;[2][4] and later Premier
.

The suburb of Patterson Lakes was to be located in Carrum on what was originally part of the Carrum Carrum Swamp. The Carrum Carrum Swamp was drained in 1879 when the Patterson Cut (formed in 1876), and other drainage measures were undertaken to prevent flooding of the Eumemmering Creek, which overflowed into the Carrum Carrum Swamp. When the Patterson Cut was dug the area that is now occupied by Patterson Lakes was turned to farmland with mainly dairy cattle. By the late 1960s farming activities had just about ceased, and the area was popular with fox and rabbit shooters.

In 1974 the first soil was turned in the preliminary stages of the development of Patterson Lakes, where sites for housing and apartments overlooking the marina and the river were identified. A canal system called the Tidal Canal and the Quiet Lakes were developed, where the Tidal Canal adjoined to the Patterson River.[5]

Ecology

small spikerush.[6]

bass yabbies, mussels and pippies. Bird species include the nankeen (rufous) night heron, white-faced heron, chestnut teal, straw-necked ibis, pacific black duck, pacific gull, silver gull, magpie-lark, Australian pelican, little pied cormorant, royal spoonbill, masked lapwing, whiskered (marsh) tern and caspian tern.[6]

The Patterson River abounds with fish. There have been several reports of

illegal fishing over the years,[citation needed] however the fish populations always seem to fight back in this popular waterway. A number of charter companies operate from Patterson River. Bream and a few other varieties of fish can be sourced from the Tidal Canal and Patterson River systems.[6]

Facilities

Adjacent to the river, there are a number of recreational facilities, including:

Gallery

  • Photograph of Carrum Creek (Patterson River) in the early 1900s.
    Photograph of Carrum Creek (Patterson River) in the early 1900s.
  • Photograph of Carrum Creek (Patterson River) in the early 1900s.
    Photograph of Carrum Creek (Patterson River) in the early 1900s.
  • A postcard from 1908 of the mouth of Carrum Creek in Carrum.
    A postcard from 1908 of the mouth of Carrum Creek in
    Carrum
    .

See also

References

  1. ^
    Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original
    on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  2. ^
    Government of Victoria. 5 February 1975. Archived from the original
    on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Map of Patterson River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  4. ^ Ross, Carole. "Carrum - A Brief Local History". The Original Carrum Cowboys. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  5. ^ "The Beginnings of Patterson Lakes". Kingston historical website. City of Kingston. 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  6. ^
    Government of Victoria
    . Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  7. Government of Victoria
    . February 2006. Retrieved 11 April 2014.

External links

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