Rush Creek (New South Wales) facts for kids
This article is about Rush Creek (disambiguation)|Rush Creek. For other uses, see Rush Creek (New South Wales) (disambiguation).
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| Other name(s) | The Rush Creek |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | Sydney Basin (IBRA), Outer Metropolitan Sydney |
| Municipality | City of Hawkesbury |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | Parr Ridge near Mile Ridge 301 m (988 ft) |
| River mouth | confluence with Webbs Creek near Upper Macdonald 36 m (118 ft) |
| Length | 20 km (12 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment |
| State conservation area | Parr SCA |
The Rush Creek, a perennial stream of the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment, is located in the Outer Metropolitan Sydney region of New South Wales, Australia.
Course
The Rush Creek (officially designated as a river) rises about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south-east of the Parr Spur Ridge Trigonometry Station, near Mile Ridge and east of the Putty Road. The river flows generally north-east by east before reaching its confluence with Webbs Creek in remote country within the Parr State Conservation Area, south-west of Upper Macdonald. The river descends 265 metres (869 ft) over its 20-kilometre (12 mi) course.
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