Blaxland Creek

Blaxland Creek, a watercourse^[2] that is part of the Hawkesbury–Nepean catchment, is located in Greater Western Sydney, Australia.

Blaxland
Etymology	In honour of Gregory Blaxland[1]
Location
Country	Australia
Region	Sydney basin (IBRA), Greater Western Sydney
Local government area	Penrith
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	near Mulgoa
• coordinates	33°49′57″S 150°42′03″E
Mouth	confluence with South Creek
• location	Orchard Hills
• coordinates	33°47′32″S 150°45′31″E
Length	10 km (6.2 mi)
Basin features
River system	Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment
[1]

Course and features

Blaxland Creek rises in the western suburbs of Sydney, about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east south-east of Mulgoa and flows generally north by east, and then north-east by east before reaching its confluence with South Creek, in the suburb of Orchard Hills. The creek has a course of approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi).

Blaxland Creek, on Department of Defence land near Penrith, is probably the last near-pristine freshwater stream in the Cumberland Plain. Blaxland Creek, because it has been relatively untouched by development, can be used not only as a touchstone for understanding the biodiversity of other freshwater streams on the Cumberland Plain but as a way of reintroducing native species to other streams.^[1][3]

The creek in named in honour of Gregory Blaxland, a pioneer farmer and explorer who was granted land in the Orchard Hills area from 1810.^[1]

See also

• New South Wales portal

• Rivers of New South Wales