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| Kooyongkoot Creek | |
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| Basin countries | Australia |
| Length | 30 km (19 mi) |
| Basin area | Unknown |
Kooyongkoot Creek, more commonly known as Gardiners Creek, is a waterway in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne part of the Yarra River catchment. Although in a few very sparse locations riparian remnant bushland survives, the majority of its length is badly urbanised and the creek suffers in much the same way other Melbourne eastern suburban waterways such as the Mullum Mullum and Koonung Creeks.
Over 30km in length, the creek begins at its source in Blackburn and flows in a westerly direction through much of Melbourne's eastern suburbs, ending in Richmond where it flows into the Yarra River. It's original name is Kooyongkoot from the Woiwurrung language, however the common name was given by early European settlers who named it after an early Melbourne land speculator and banker, John Gardiner, who settled on its banks in 1838. The shared use pedestrial/cycling track, Gardiners Creek Trail runs along its length.
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Geography
Tributaries
- Back Creek
- Hercules Creek
- Scotchmans Creek
- Murrumbeena Creek
- Unknown Watercourse - Through Ashwood/Mount Waverly
- Damper Creek
- Unknown Watercourse - Orchard Grove? or Holland Gully?
- Unknown Watercourse - Through Blackburn/Forest Hill
Course
The creek begins at its source in Blackburn where many small creeks and gullies converge around Blackburn Lake. The creek then travels in an easterly direction for ???km before turning south-east for ???km.
Parklands
Downstream to upstream:
- Kooyong Park (separated since freeway construction)
- H. A. Smith Reserve
- Patterson Reserve
- Tooronga Park (separated since freeway construction)
- Burke Road South Reserve
- Gardiner Park (separated since freeway construction)
- Howard Dawson Reserve
- Nettleton Park
- Glenburn Bend Park
- Muswell Bend Park
- Glen Iris Park (Glen Iris wetlands)
- Dorothy Laver Reserve & DLR West
- Darling Park
Crossings
Downstream to upstream:
- Glenferrie Road
- Monash Freeway
- Toorak Road
- Tooronga Road
- Burke Road
- Great Valley Road
- Nettleton Park Footbridge
- High Street
- Glen Iris Park Footbridge
- Dunlop Street
- Darling Park Footbridge
- Winton Road
- Warrigal Road
- High Street Road
- Highbury Road
- Burwood Highway
- Station Street
- Canterbury Road
- Middleborough Road
- Pakenham Street
- Blackburn Creeklands Footbridges
- Main Street
- Blackburn Road
- Jeffery Street
- Lake Road & Wier (Blackburn Lake)
- Central Road
