Iron Cove Creek
Iron Cove Creek (also known as Dobroyd Stormwater Channel), a southern tributary of the Parramatta River, is an urban stream west of Sydney Harbour, located in the inner-western Sydney suburbs of Croydon, Ashfield, Haberfield and Five Dock in New South Wales, Australia.
| Iron Cove | |
|---|---|
Iron Cove Creek looking towards Iron Cove. | |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Municipality | Sydney |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Ashfield Park |
| • location | Ashfield |
| • coordinates | 33°53′20″S 151°7′30″E |
| Mouth | Parramatta River |
• location | Iron Cove |
• coordinates | 33°52′13.4862″S 151°8′31.02″E |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Parramatta River |
Iron Cove Creek traverses mostly through residential areas and parkland, making a 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) journey from where it surfaces in Croydon to where it empties into Iron Cove, which is a bay of the Parramatta River, at Five Dock. It also forms much of the border between Croydon and Ashfield upstream from Parramatta Road. Once a natural watercourse abound with native vegetation and wildlife, Iron Cove Creek was transformed in the late 19th century into a stormwater channel that drains a fairly large catchment area in Sydney's inner-western suburbs.