Dora Creek Explained

Dora Creek
Name Other:Dora creek
Name Etymology:Aboriginal

"Creek running into a lake"[1]

Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Australia
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:New South Wales
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Hunter
Subdivision Type5:Local government area
Subdivision Name5:City of Lake Macquarie
Length:22.5km (14miles)[2]
Source1:Watagan Mountains
Source1 Location:Martinsville
Source1 Elevation:40m (130feet)
Mouth:Lake Macquarie
Mouth Location:Dora Creek
Mouth Elevation:0m (00feet)
Tributaries Left:Jigadee Creek
Tributaries Right:Stockton Creek
Custom Label:National park
Custom Data:Watagans
Extra:[3]

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 over its course.[3]

The merged flows of Dora Creek together with Lake Macquarie reaches the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean at Swansea.[3]

The F3 Freeway crosses the creek, west of Morisset.[3]

See also

External links

-33.0833°N 182°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dora Creek Street Names . Read, Clive . . 2008 . 6 April 2013.
  2. Web site: Extract – Geographical Names Board of NSW . gnb.nsw.gov.au . 3 February 2019.
  3. Web site: Map of Dora Creek, NSW . Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia . 6 April 2013 .