Kororoit Creek
The Kororoit Creek is a watercourse of the Port Phillip catchment, rising in the outer north western suburbs of Melbourne, in the Australian state of Victoria.
| Kororoit | |
|---|---|
Kororoit Creek in Albion | |
Contour map of the Kororoit Creek and its tributaries, in Greater Melbourne. | |
| Etymology | Aboriginal (Woiwurrung): creek on western plain |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
| Region | Victorian Midlands (IBRA), Greater Melbourne |
| Local government areas | Melton, Brimbank |
| Suburbs | Rockbank, Caroline Springs, Burnside, Kings Park, Albanvale, Deer Park, Cairnlea, West Sunshine, Ardeer, Albion, Brooklyn, Altona North |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Kororoit |
| • location | northeast of Melton |
| • coordinates | 37°38′21″S 144°39′25″E |
| • elevation | 407 m (1,335 ft) |
| Mouth | Altona Bay, Port Phillip |
• location | Altona North |
• coordinates | 37°51′46″S 144°52′12″E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 52 km (32 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Port Phillip catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Jones Creek (Cairnlea, Victoria) |
| National parks | Altona Coastal Park, Jawbone Marine Sanctuary Park |
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