Georges River

This article is about the river. For the local government area, see Georges River Council. For the seat in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, see Electoral district of Georges River. For the community in Nova Scotia, see Georges River, Nova Scotia.
'George's River' redirects here. For the former George's River in present-day Quebec, see George River.
Georges River
Tucoerah River[1]
Georges River, looking towards its mouth at Botany Bay, and out to the Tasman Sea.
Georges River is located in Sydney, Australia
Georges River
NASA satellite view of Greater Metropolitan Sydney, with the location of the mouth of the Georges River, as marked
EtymologyIn honour of King George III[2]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
RegionGreater Metropolitan Sydney
LGAsBayside, Campbelltown, Canterbury-Bankstown, Fairfield, Georges River, Liverpool, Sutherland, Wollondilly
Physical characteristics
SourceUpland swamps, O'Hares Creek
 • locationeast of Appin in Macarthur
 • coordinates34°15′00″S 150°49′48″E / 34.25000°S 150.83000°E / -34.25000; 150.83000
 • elevation350 m (1,150 ft)
MouthBotany Bay
 • location
Taren Point/Sans Souci
 • coordinates
34°0′35.994″S 151°7′47.6394″E / 34.00999833°S 151.129899833°E / -34.00999833; 151.129899833
Length96 km (60 mi)
Basin size930.9 km2 (359.4 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftBunbury Curran Creek, Cabramatta Creek, Lennox River (proposed), Prospect Creek, Salt Pan Creek, Boggywell Creek
Lakes and reservoirsChipping Norton Lake
[3][4]

The Georges River, also known as Tucoerah River,[1] is an intermediate tide-dominated drowned valley estuary,[5] that is located in Sydney, Australia. The Georges River is located south and south-west from the Sydney central business district, with the mouth of the river being at Botany Bay.

The river travels for approximately 96 kilometres (60 mi) in a north and then easterly direction to its mouth at Botany Bay, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the Tasman Sea. The Georges River is the main tributary of Botany Bay; with the Cooks River being a secondary tributary.

The total catchment area of the river is approximately 930.9 square kilometres (359.4 sq mi) and the area surrounding the river is managed by various local government authorities and NSW Government agencies across Sydney.

The land adjacent to the Georges River was occupied for many thousands of years by the Tharawal and Eora peoples. They used the river as an important source of food and a place for trade.

  1. ^ a b "Georges River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 January 2013. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Pollon was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Georges River". Estuaries of NSW. Office of Environment & Heritage. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Georges River information page". Campbelltown City Council. Archived from the original on 2008-07-30.
  5. ^ Roy, P. S.; Williams, R. J.; Jones, A. R.; Yassini, I.; et al. (2001). "Structure and Function of South-east Australian Estuaries". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 53 (3): 351–384. Bibcode:2001ECSS...53..351R. doi:10.1006/ecss.2001.0796.