Hunts Creek Explained

Hunts Creek
Pushpin Map:Australia Sydney
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the creek mouth in Greater metropolitan Sydney
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Australia
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:New South Wales
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Sydney basin (IBRA)
Subdivision Type5:Local
government areas
Source1 Location:Carlingford
Mouth:Darling Mills Creek
Mouth Location:North Parramatta
River System:Parramatta River catchment

Hunts Creek, an urban watercourse that is part of the Parramatta River catchment, is located in Greater Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Course

Hunts Creek rises in the northern suburbs of Sydney, near the south-west corner of the intersection of North Rocks Road and Pennant Hills Road within the suburb of and generally flows south-west through Lake Parramatta to its confluence with Darling Mills Creek near the intersection of North Rocks Road and Church Street .[1]

History

In 1818 William Seville was 'granted fifty acres of land at Broken Back Ridge' bounded by the creek. Following the death of William, his son Joseph Seville was granted the land and transferred 25 acres to his sister, Elizabeth Hunt (née Seville) in 1833. He subsequently granted land in 1836 to his brother-in-law Samuel Hunt, after whom the creek is named.[2]

Hunts Creek provided the water supply for Parramatta and the surrounding district between 1856 and 1909.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Extract - Geographical Names Board of NSW. Wales. Geographical Name Board of New South. www.gnb.nsw.gov.au. 2016-08-28.
  2. Web site: History Services Blog: Hunts Creek Reserve - A Waterfall and Some Local History. 13 July 2015.
  3. Web site: Lake Parramatta Dam NSW Environment & Heritage. www.environment.nsw.gov.au. 2016-08-29.