Iron Cove

Iron Cove
Iron Cove information plate
Iron Cove is located in Sydney
Iron Cove
Iron Cove
Location in Sydney
Coordinates33°51′45″S 151°09′17″E / 33.862425°S 151.154812°E / -33.862425; 151.154812
TypeEstuarine bay
Part ofPort Jackson
Primary inflows
Primary outflowsParramatta River
Catchment areaSydney Basin
Basin countriesAustralia
Frozennever
IslandsRodd Island
SettlementsSydney

Iron Cove is a bay on the Parramatta River, in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) due west of Sydney's central business district. It is surrounded by the suburbs of Birchgrove, Balmain, Rozelle, Lilyfield, Haberfield, Five Dock, Rodd Point, Russell Lea and Drummoyne. The bay extends from Longnose Point to the south-west and is fed by the Hawthorne Canal and the Iron Cove Creek.