Kororoit Creek
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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.
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Kororoit | |
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Etymology | Aboriginal (Woiwurrung): creek on western plain[1] |
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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