Ropes Creek

This article is about the watercourse. For the suburb, see Ropes Crossing, New South Wales.

Ropes
Etymology	In honour of Anthony Rope[1]
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	Sydney basin (IBRA), Greater Western Sydney
Local government areas	Liverpool, Fairfield, Penrith, Blacktown
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	near Cecil Park
• elevation	103 m (338 ft)
Mouth	confluence with South Creek
• location	Ropes Crossing
• elevation	35 m (115 ft)
Length	23 km (14 mi)
Basin features
River system	Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment
Nature reserve	Wianamatta Regional Park

Ropes Creek, a watercourse[1] that is part of the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment, is located in Greater Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

Ropes Creek rises in the south-western suburbs of Sydney, near Devils Back Tunnel, about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north north-east of Cecil Park. The creek flows generally north before reaching its confluence with South Creek, in the suburb of Ropes Crossing, north of the Wianamatta Regional Park. The creek descends 68 metres (223 ft) over its 23 kilometres (14 mi) course.

Ropes Creek is transversed by the Westlink M7 at Cecil Park; the M4 Western Motorway between Erskine Park and Colyton; and the Great Western Highway and the Main Western railway line east of Oxley Park.

The creek in named in honour of Anthony Rope, a First Fleet convict who it is assumed was granted land fronting the creek.[1]

Part of surrounding area to the north-west professionally assessed for its ecological values in 2015, documenting occurrences of threatened species.[2]

See also

• Rivers of New South Wales
• Ropes Creek railway line

References

1. "Ropes Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
2. EcoLogical Australia. "Ropes Creek Precinct - Biodiversity and Riparian Assessment" (PDF).

External links

• "Ropes Creek" (PDF). State of the waterways: Management plan. City of Blacktown. 2005.
  • State of the waterways: Ropes Creek - Associated Map 1 (PDF) (Map). City of Blacktown. 2005.
  • State of the waterways: Ropes Creek - Associated Map 2 (PDF) (Map). City of Blacktown. 2005.
• "Friends of Ropes Creek". website

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