Bare Creek Explained

Bare
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Australia
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:New South Wales
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Sydney basin (IBRA), Northern Beaches
Subdivision Type5:Local government areas
Subdivision Name5:Northern Beaches Council
Length:3km (02miles)
Source1 Location:between and
Mouth:confluence with Frenchs Creek to form the Middle Harbour Creek
River System:Middle Harbour catchment
Basin Size:550km2
Custom Label:National park
Custom Data:Garigal National Park
Extra:[1]

Bare Creek is a watercourse that is part of the Middle Harbour catchment of Sydney Harbour that is located in the northern beaches region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

Bare Creek rises in bushland in the north-western corner of . The main channel of the creek flows west through Garigal National Park, while the steep headwaters originate to the north of the sub-catchment, immediately south of Mona Vale Road. The creek flows generally west south-west before reaching its confluence with Frenchs Creek to form the Middle Harbour Creek, north of the suburb of . The creek has a course of .

Major land uses throughout the catchment area include the Austlink Business Park, low-medium residential development, non-urban bushland (outside the national park) and the Belrose Waste Management Facility. The sub-catchment is around 10 per cent impervious.[1]

A mountain bike facility has been proposed for the catchment area surrounding Bare Creek.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bare Creek . PDF . Creek Management Study - Appendix B . . March 2004 . 26 December 2013 .
  2. News: Cyclists split over track at Belrose tip . Deare, Steven . 19 October 2012 . . 26 December 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131228091201/http://origin.manly-daily.whereilive.com.au/news/story/cyclists-split-over-track/ . 28 December 2013 . dmy .