Toongabbie Creek
| Toongabbie Toongabbee Creek, Quarry Creek Cumberland, Parramatta | |
|---|---|
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Castle Hill |
| Mouth | confluence with Darling Mills Creek to form the Parramatta River |
• location | Northmead |
| Length | 9 km (5.6 mi) |
| Basin size | 107 km2 (41 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Parramatta River catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Glenmire Creek, Blacktown Creek |
Toongabbie 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
Toongabbie Creek rises in the
Although only a small portion of Toongabbie Creek is contained within the
Toongabbie Creek is transversed by the Cumberland Highway; the Westlink M7 and M2 Hills Motorway at their interchange; and the Old Windsor Road.
The land adjacent to the Parramatta River and its tributaries, including the Toongabbie Creek, was occupied for many thousands of years by the
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Toongabbie Creek in Flood, Oakes Road, Winston Hills -
Little Corellas (Cacatua sanguinea), photographed beside Toongabbie Creek, suburban Sydney.
History
The traditional custodians of the land include peoples from various tribes. The Dharug peoples lived along the river which was a source of food including mullet, crayfish, shellfish, turtles and plants.[8]
With the colonisation, the tall ships and other water vessels were able to navigate down the river. River was the fastest source of transport for both the original tribes occupying the land and also for early Australian colonial history.
“Toongabbee” later become spelt as new as Toongabbie, was shown on a map in 1792 as the “Town of Toongabby”.[9] This was a very early settlement in colonial Australia, the appeal of the location being on the river.
Various land grants around the area were later subdivided.[10] The creek volume lessened and the river from Sydney to Toongabbie is no longer navigateable via vessel beyond Parramatta.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Toongabbie Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ^ "Toongabbie Creek Sub-Catchment". Education Resource Kit. Upper Parramatta River Catchment Trust. 2002. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ^ "Toongabbie Creek". Geoview.info. 22 July 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- City of Blacktown. 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ^ Bartok, Di (20 March 2013). "Anger as rubbish ruins creek". Parramatta Advertiser. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Parramatta River Walk" (PDF). Walking Volunteers. September 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ^ a b "A brief history of our waterways". Parramatta City Council. 12 December 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ^ "Old Toongabbie and Toongabbie | The Dictionary of Sydney". dictionaryofsydney.org. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "The Town of Toongabby | The Dictionary of Sydney". dictionaryofsydney.org. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "2nd subdivision, Toongabbee Estate, Toongabbie, 1886". Blacktown Memories. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
External links
- Upper Parramatta River Catchment Trust webpage
- Toongabbie Creek Sub-Catchment Map (PDF) (Map). Upper Parramatta Catchment Trust. December 2011.
- State of the waterways: Toongabbie Creek (PDF) (Map). 1:6,500. City of Blacktown. 2005.
- Toongabbie Creek in flood (streaming video). YouTube. September 2011.
33°47′S 150°58′E / 33.783°S 150.967°E
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