Hunts Creek

Hunts Creek, an urban watercourse[1] that is part of the Parramatta River catchment, is located in Greater Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

This article is about the watercourse. For the suburb, see Carlingford, New South Wales. For the waterfall on the creek, see Balaka Falls.

Hunts Creek
Location of the creek mouth in Greater metropolitan Sydney
Location
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
RegionSydney basin (IBRA)
Local
government areas
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationCarlingford
MouthDarling Mills Creek
 • location
North Parramatta
 • coordinates
33°47′S 150°58′E
Basin features
River systemParramatta River catchment

Course

Hunts Creek rises in the northern suburbs of Sydney, near the south-west corner of the intersection of North Rocks Road and Pennant Hills Road within the suburb of Carlingford and generally flows south-west through Lake Parramatta to its confluence with Darling Mills Creek near the intersection of North Rocks Road and Church Street North Parramatta.[2]

History

In 1818 William Seville was 'granted fifty acres of land at Broken Back Ridge' bounded by the creek. Following the death of William, his son Joseph Seville was granted the land and transferred 25 acres to his sister, Elizabeth Hunt (née Seville) in 1833. He subsequently granted land in 1836 to his brother-in-law Samuel Hunt, after whom the creek is named.[3]

Hunts Creek provided the water supply for Parramatta and the surrounding district between 1856 and 1909.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Hunts Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  2. Wales, Geographical Name Board of New South. "Extract - Geographical Names Board of NSW". www.gnb.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  3. http://historyservicesnswblog.blogspot.com.au/2015/07/hunts-creek-reserve-waterfall-and-some.html
  4. "Lake Parramatta Dam | NSW Environment & Heritage". www.environment.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 29 August 2016.


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