Webbs Creek

This article is about the river. For the settlement, see Webbs Creek, New South Wales.
Webbs
Creek[1]
Country Australia
State New South Wales
Regions Sydney Basin (IBRA), Outer Metropolitan Sydney
Municipality City of Hawkesbury
Part of Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment
Tributaries
 - right Budda Creek, Rush Creek, Doyles Hollow
Source Womerah Range
 - location near Mile Ridge
 - elevation 273 m (896 ft)
Mouth confluence with Hawkesbury River
 - location near Wisemans Ferry
 - elevation 36 m (118 ft)
Length 40 km (25 mi)
State conservation area Parr SCA
[2][3]

The Webbs Creek, a perennial stream of the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment, is located in the Outer Metropolitan Sydney region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course

The Webbs Creek (officially designated as a river[1]) rises below the Womerah Range, near the Devils Hole in remote country within the Parr State Conservation Area. The river flows generally north-east by east before reaching its confluence with the Hawkesbury River, south-west of Wisemans Ferry. The river descends 271 metres (889 ft) over its 40-kilometre (25 mi) course.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Webbs Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Place Name Search: Webbs Creek". Geoscience Australia. Commonwealth of Australia. 2010. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Map of Webbs Creek, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Digital Atlas Pty Limited. 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.

Coordinates: 33°20′S 150°46′E / 33.333°S 150.767°E / -33.333; 150.767


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