Dora Creek
River in New South Wales, Australia
| Dora Creek Dora creek[1] | |
|---|---|
 Dora Creek, view from behind Avondale College | |
| Etymology | Aboriginal: "Creek running into a lake"[2] |
| Native name | Doree Doree[2] |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | Hunter |
| Local government area | City of Lake Macquarie |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Watagan Mountains |
| • location | Martinsville |
| • elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Mouth | Lake Macquarie |
• location | Dora Creek |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 22.5 km (14.0 mi)[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Jigadee Creek |
| • right | Stockton Creek |
| National park | Watagans |
| [1][4] | |
Dora creek is a watercourse that is located in Greater Newcastle in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
Dora Creek River rises below Watagan Mountains west of Martinsville, and flows generally southeast by south, joined by two minor tributaries, before reaching its river mouth within Lake Macquarie, near the town of Dora Creek. The river descends 40 metres (130 ft) over its 22.5 kilometres (14.0 mi) course.[1][4]
The merged flows of Dora Creek together with Lake Macquarie reaches the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean at Swansea.[4]
The F3 Freeway crosses the creek, west of Morisset.[4]
See also
New South Wales portal
- Eraring Power Station
- List of rivers of Australia
- List of rivers of New South Wales (A–K)
- Rivers of New South Wales
References
- ^ a b c "Dora Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ a b Read, Clive (2008). "Dora Creek Street Names" (PDF). City of Lake Macquarie. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ "Extract – Geographical Names Board of NSW". gnb.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Map of Dora Creek, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
External links
- "Lake Macquarie & Tuggerah Lakes catchments" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.
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Towns, suburbs & localities of the City of Lake Macquarie
& localities
- Adamstown Heights
- Arcadia Vale
- Argenton
- Awaba
- Balcolyn
- Balmoral
- Barnsley
- Belmont
- Belmont North
- Belmont South
- Bennetts Green
- Blackalls Park
- Blacksmiths
- Bolton Point
- Bonnells Bay
- Boolaroo
- Booragul
- Brightwaters
- Buttaba
- Cameron Park
- Cams Wharf
- Cardiff
- Cardiff Heights
- Cardiff South
- Carey Bay
- Catherine Hill Bay
- Caves Beach
- Charlestown
- Coal Point
- Cooranbong
- Croudace Bay
- Dora Creek
- Dudley
- Edgeworth
- Eleebana
- Eraring
- Fassifern
- Fennell Bay
- Fishing Point
- Floraville
- Freemans Waterhole
- Garden Suburb
- Gateshead
- Glendale
- Highfields
- Hillsborough
- Holmesville
- Jewells
- Kahibah
- Kilaben Bay
- Killingworth
- Kotara South
- Lakelands
- Little Pelican
- Macquarie Hills
- Mandalong
- Marks Point
- Marmong Point
- Martinsville
- Mirrabooka
- Morisset
- Morisset Park
- Mount Hutton
- Murrays Beach
- Myuna Bay
- New Lambton Heights
- Nords Wharf
- Pelican
- Pinny Beach
- Rankin Park
- Rathmines
- Redhead
- Ryhope
- Seahampton
- Silverwater
- Speers Point
- Sunshine
- Swansea
- Swansea Heads
- Teralba
- Tingira Heights
- Toronto
- Valentine
- Wakefield
- Wangi Wangi
- Warners Bay
- West Wallsend
- Whitebridge
- Windale
- Windermere Park
- Woodrising
- Wyee
- Wyee Point
- Yarrawonga Park
points of interest
- Avondale College
- Belmont Anti-Tank Ditch
- Blackalls Park railway station
- Cardiff Locomotive Workshops
- Charlestown Square
- Cockle Creek Smelter
- Eraring Power Station
- Fernleigh Track
- Glenrock Lagoon
- Lake Macquarie
- Lake Macquarie Petrified Forest
- Mount Sugarloaf
- RAAF Base Rathmines
- South Waratah Colliery
- Teralba Colliery
- Toronto railway line
- Toronto railway station
- Wangi Power Station
- Watagans National Park
33°05′S 151°31′E / 33.083°S 151.517°E / -33.083; 151.517
