Koonung Creek, downstream from Blackburn Road, showing realignment works on the right
Location
Country
Australia
State
Victoria
Physical characteristics
Length
11 km (6.8 mi)
Basin size
Unknown
Koonung Creek (or Koonung Koonung Creek) is a small tributary of the Yarra River in Melbourne's east. The creek originates in Nunawading near Springvale Road, and flows to join the Yarra at the border between Ivanhoe East, Bulleen and Balwyn North. The place the two waterways meet forms the borders between these suburbs. Bushy Creek (now carried by an underground pipe) is a tributary to the creek, joining near Elgar Park in Mont Albert North. A shared use path follows the course of the creek (and therefore also the Freeway), known as the Koonung Creek Trail.
Melbourne Water rates the condition of the creek as 'Very Poor'. Also according to Melbourne Water, the river is the unhealthiest waterway in Melbourne. Melbourne Water's monitoring station for the creek at Bulleen Road in Bulleen, detected an average E. coli count of 1800, this is nine times the safe swimming level (200). This was the highest level of E. coli measured in all of metropolitan Melbourne's waterways. The poor condition of the creek has been evident from the earliest days of European settlement.
Five species of frog call the creek home, these are the Common Eastern Froglet, the Spotted Marsh Frog, the Striped Marsh Frog, the Eastern or Pobblebonk Frog and the Southern Brown or Ewing's Tree Frog. The Eastern Freeway follows the path of the creek within the band of parkland that adjoins the creek over its entire length.
KoonungCreek (or KoonungKoonungCreek) is a small tributary of the Yarra River in Melbourne's east. The creek originates in Nunawading near Springvale...
Koonung may refer to: KoonungCreek, a small tributary of the Yarra River in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Koonung Province, an...
KoonungCreek Reserve is a linear park in the suburb of Balwyn North, Melbourne, Australia. It follows the path of the Eastern Freeway from Bulleen Road...
The KoonungCreek Trail, also known as the Koonung Trail, is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows KoonungCreek in the eastern...
such as the Mullum Mullum Creek and KoonungCreek. The Gardiners Creek Trail follows the creek for most of its length. The creek's original name was Kooyongkoot...
Springfield Road. The trail starts from the KoonungCreek Trail. Look for the signpost just east of the KoonungCreek Wetlands area and the spectacular red...
East in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The path branches from the KoonungCreek Trail at its southern end. At Bowen Road the path ends onto the roadway...
of Melbourne, Australia. The school takes its name from the nearby KoonungCreek. Its school catchment includes the suburbs of Mont Albert, Mont Albert...
follow current or former watercourses (such as the Darebin Creek Trail and the KoonungCreek Trail) and traverse long distances, so that responsibility...
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Maribyrnong River, Moonee Ponds Creek, Merri Creek, Darebin Creek, Plenty River, Mullum Mullum Creek and Olinda Creek. The river hosts many geographical...
suburban street directory. Melbourne: Collins Book Depot. pp. 7–9. KoonungCreek Merri Creek 37°47′30″S 145°3′35″E / 37.79167°S 145.05972°E / -37.79167;...
The Gardiners Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Gardiners Creek through the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria...
strip. Sub mile-long surface section along the KoonungCreek valley. Surface level north east from the creek to the entrance of tunnel, located near the...
located in the north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It is bordered by KoonungCreek to the south, and until redistribution in 2018 was also bordered by...
square metre green roof, with walking and cycling paths connecting to KoonungCreek Trail and Thompsons Road. The station services the 905 SmartBus service...
ridgeline through the centre of Balwyn. Balwyn Road runs north–south from KoonungCreek Reserve (adjacent to the Eastern Freeway) to Canterbury Road. The 109...
west. Other parks in the suburb include Greythorn Park, Leigh Park and KoonungCreek Reserve. Bicycle tracks connect with the Main Yarra Trail, along the...
consists of sections of other trails, such as the Merri Creek Trail, Main Yarra Trail, Moonee Ponds Creek Trail and Inner Circle Rail Trail. A popular starting...
the Yarra River and across the undulating valleys of the Koonung, Ruffey and Mullum Mullum Creeks, alternating from typical low density suburban housing...
The Moonee Ponds Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows the Moonee Ponds Creek through the northern suburbs of Melbourne...
The Dandenong Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Dandenong Creek through the outer eastern and south-eastern...
north west is the start of the KoonungCreek Trail. Turning right and northwards, the upper section of the Mullum Mullum Creek continues to its current end...
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