| Terrys | |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Australia |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | New South Wales |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Sydney basin (IBRA), Northern Suburbs |
| Subdivision Type5: | Local government areas |
| Subdivision Name5: | Parramatta, Ryde, Hornsby |
| Length: | 7km (04miles) |
| Source1 Location: | north of |
| Mouth: | confluence with Devlins Creek to form the Lane Cove River |
| River System: | Lane Cove River catchment |
| Basin Size: | 10.12km2 |
| Custom Label: | National park |
| Custom Data: | Lane Cove NP |
Terrys Creek, an urban watercourse that is part of the Lane Cove River catchment, is located in Northern Suburbs region of Sydney, Australia. It was named after Edward Terry (1840 - 1907) who served as the first mayor of Eastwood municipality.[1]
Terrys Creek rises about north of the suburb of, east of Marsden Road; with its headwaters forming the watershed boundary between the Hornsby Plateau and the Cumberland Plain. The creek flows generally north by north-east before reaching its confluence with Devlins Creek to form the Lane Cove River, north-east of the suburb of, in Lane Cove National Park. The course of the creek is approximately ; and the catchment area is, spread over the Parramatta, Ryde and Hornsby local government areas.[2]
The catchment area has been subject to periodic flooding, most notably in 1967/8, November 1984, and in February 1990 when 174 residents were displaced as a result of rising flood waters. The 1984 flood resulted in flooding of a number of residential properties throughout the catchment, and also resulted in considerable damage and disruption in the town centre.[3]
Terrys Creek is transversed by the Main North railway line, Epping Road, and the M2 Hills Motorway.