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.
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]