Kororoit Creek

Kororoit
Kororoit Creek in Albion
Contour map of the Kororoit Creek and its tributaries, in Greater Melbourne.
EtymologyAboriginal (Woiwurrung): creek on western plain[1]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionVictorian Midlands (IBRA), Greater Melbourne
Local government areasMelton, Brimbank
SuburbsRockbank, Caroline Springs, Burnside, Kings Park, Albanvale, Deer Park, Cairnlea, West Sunshine, Ardeer, Albion, Brooklyn, Altona North
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Kororoit
 • locationnortheast of Melton
 • coordinates37°38′21″S 144°39′25″E / 37.63917°S 144.65694°E / -37.63917; 144.65694
 • elevation407 m (1,335 ft)
MouthAltona Bay, Port Phillip
 • location
Altona North
 • coordinates
37°51′46″S 144°52′12″E / 37.86278°S 144.87000°E / -37.86278; 144.87000
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length52 km (32 mi)
Basin features
River systemPort Phillip catchment
Tributaries 
 • leftJones Creek (Cairnlea, Victoria)
National parksAltona Coastal Park, Jawbone Marine Sanctuary Park
[2][3]

The Kororoit Creek is a watercourse of the Port Phillip catchment, rising in the outer north western suburbs of Melbourne, in the Australian state of Victoria.

  1. ^ "Kororoit Creek: 19025: Historical information". VICNAMES. Government of Victoria. 12 August 2012. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Kororoit Creek: 19025". VICNAMES. Government of Victoria. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Map of Kororoit Creek, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 15 April 2014.