Alexandra Canal (New South Wales)
The Alexandra Canal, a tributary of the Cooks River, is a heritage-listed artificial waterway in southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Alexandra Canal was named after Princess Alexandra, who married Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) in 1863.
| Alexandra Canal Shea's Creek | |
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Alexandra Canal, looking upstream towards the Sydney CBD | |
Location of the mouth in Greater Sydney | |
| Etymology | In honour of Princess Alexandra |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Local government areas | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Sydney Park |
| • location | Alexandria |
| • coordinates | 33°54′37″S 151°11′29″E |
| • elevation | 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) AHD |
| Mouth | Cooks River |
• location | Tempe |
• coordinates | 33°55′59″S 151°9′43″E |
• elevation | 0.5 metres (1 ft 8 in) AHD |
| Length | 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) |
| Width | |
| • average | 60 metres (200 ft) |
| • maximum | 80 metres (260 ft) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Cooks River |
| Bridges |
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New South Wales Heritage Register | |
| Type | Built |
| Criteria | a., c., d., e., f., g. |
| Designated | 15 November 2002 |
| Reference no. | 01621 |
The canal is Sydney's first inbound waterway. It stretches 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the inner Sydney suburb of Alexandria, flowing through the suburbs of St Peters and Mascot, past Sydney's Sydney Airport to the Cooks River at Tempe, which eventually discharges into Botany Bay. The canal is 60 metres (200 ft) wide, increasing to 80 metres (260 ft) at its mouth. and is one of only two navigable canals constructed in New South Wales.
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