| Brown Hill Creek | |
|---|---|
 Brown Hill Creek near Mitcham | |
  Location of the creek mouth in South Australia | |
| Native name | Willawilla (Kaurna) |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | South Australia |
| Region | Metropolitan Adelaide |
| Town | Brown Hill Creek |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Lofty Ranges |
| Mouth | Patawalonga River |
• location | south of Mitcham |
• coordinates | 34°59′02″S 138°39′04″E / 34.984°S 138.651°E |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Patawalonga River |
| Nature reserve | Brownhill Creek Recreation Park |
Brown Hill Creek, also known as Willawilla in the Kaurna language,[1] is a watercourse flowing from the Adelaide Hills through in the inner south suburbs of the Adelaide metropolitan area, in the Australian state of South Australia. It is part of the Patawalonga River catchment.
- ^ "Placename Details: Brown Hill Creek". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 8 February 2012. SA0009971. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
Derivation of Name: After the adjacent hill; Dual Name: Brown Hill Creek / Willawilla; Other Details: Also known as Willawilla or Wirraparinga. Kaurna people advised that the traditional name is Willawilla. Shown as Brownhill Creek on 1:10 000 & 1:50 000 Mapsheets. Full extent of creek not determined due to the construction of drains along the creek line. Colonel William Light's plan of Adelaide published in 1839 shows the spelling as Brown Hill Creek. Dual named 3/2/2011.