Georges River

Lower reaches of the Georges River

Georges River from East Hills from

The Georges River is a river in the east of the Australian state of New South Wales.

Geography

It rises in the south-west of Sydney, about 5 km southeast of the coal mining town of Appin, and about 5 km north-west of Lake Cataract. The river initially flows north through Campbelltown, roughly parallel to the Main Southern Railway. In Liverpool he turns his course to the east and flows through Sydney's suburbs East Hills, Lugarno, Bangor and Blakehurst. In Taren Point it flows into Botany Bay, and thus into the Tasman Sea. The Liverpool Weir today marks the limit for the out of the sea penetrating into the river salt water.

Headwaters

The Georges River rises in the heath area of Wollondilly Shire at Appin. Through wild sandstone canyons, the river flows north to the southern boundary of the urban development of Sydney in Glenfield. Then his run takes him on to Liverpool Weir, where transitions into the estuary of the lower reaches. The catchment area of ​​the upper reaches is about 360 km ² and is located in the Local Government Areas Wollondilly, Campbelltown and Liverpool.

The bushland along the river belongs to the pristine vegetation in the western precincts of the city. From Appin to Glenfield a wide corridor as part of the Georges River Regional Open Space Corridor Simmo 's Beach Recreation Reserve, the Ingleburn Reserve, Keith Longhurst Reserve and the Frere 's Crossing reserve was protected. All of these protected areas are open to the public.

In February 2007, the LGAs Campbelltown City and Liverpool City AU $ 2 million received from New South Wales Environment Trust as part of the Urban Sustainability Initiative. This amount of money should be the two LGAs with the Wollondilly Shire and the Georges River Combined Councils Committee the possibilities to develop a common strategy for the preservation and restoration of the catchment area of the river.

Tributaries with muzzle heights

  • O'Hare's Creek - 75 m
  • Punchbowl Creek - 50 m
  • Bunbury Curran Creek
  • Cabramatta Creek
  • Prospect Creek
  • Salt Pan Creek - 0 m
  • Woronora River - 0 m

Lakes

The Georges River, has an artificial lake with several pools in Chipping Norton, a suburb of Sydney. The Chipping Norton Lake was formed by sand and sand quarrying in the 20th century. Today, he is popular for water sports and other recreational activities with the residents of south-western suburbs of Sydney.

River crossings

The bridges over the Georges River ( west to east ) are:

  • Captain Cook Bridge (from Sans Souci according to Taren Point ), for cars, bicycles and pedestrians.
  • Tom Uglys Bridge (from Blakehurst to Sylvania ) for cars, bicycles and pedestrians
  • Como Rail Bridge over the Illawarra Line (from Oatley to Como ), for trains, bicycles and pedestrians.
  • Alfords Point Bridge ( Padstow Heights to Alfords Point), for cars, bicycles and pedestrians.
  • East Hills Rail Bridge, for trains.
  • Voyager Point Footbridge, for bicycles and pedestrians.
  • Georges River East Bridge over the M5 South Western Motorway, for cars.
  • Newbridge Road
  • Liverpool Footbridge ( walk the old railway bridge to Holsworthy ).
  • Newbridge Road
  • Georges River West Bridge over the M5 South Western Motorway, for cars.
  • King Falls Bridge

History

The Georges River named after Governor Arthur Phillip King George III. of Great Britain and Ireland

1795, the flow of George Bass and Matthew Flinders on their journey to the sound Thumb was explored after their arrival in New South Wales. Your expedition led to the creation of Bankstown.

1836 built David Lennox using convicts a dam in Liverpool, the Liverpool Weir. The reservoir was used to supply drinking water Liverpool.

Recreational use

The Georges River is for leisure activities such as water skiing and swimming, popular. The banks of the lower reaches have many bays, flanked by sandstone cliffs and hills. Many expensive residential properties are built on it.

Fishing

The Georges River is a popular fishing waters. One finds there bream, whiting, yellowtail, Jewfish ( Argyrosomus japonicus ) and flatheads. Riverside, there are also a number of commercial oyster farms. At the headwaters are found in the summer, many groupers, which then in winter migrate to brackish lower reaches to spawn. The inflow of wastewater is carefully controlled in order to preserve the habitat in the estuary.

Chipping Norton, New South Wales Local government areas of New South Wales City of Campbelltown (New South Wales) City of Liverpool (New South Wales)
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