Timber Creek, Northern Territory

Timber Creek is a village with about 70 inhabitants in the Northern Territory (Australia) and is located between Katherine and Kununurra on the Victoria Highway. Waterless dry season stream, which flows at this point in the Victoria River, was named in 1855 by Augustus Charles Gregory so because he is from there the wood of riparian vegetation procured to repair the damaged ships of the expedition team.

In Timber Creek many Aborigines live from the tribe of Ngaliwurra who helped earlier white immigrants as a leader in the region. 1898 a police station was built, but was no more than a shack with a goat shed. It was not until 1908, the station was expanded. Today it houses a small police museum. There is also a power station with gas station, grocery store, snack bar, souvenir shop, tourist information and campsite.

As an economic factor is the Victoria River on the one hand, the fishing is very important (especially barramundi ), on the other hand, tourism, since the area is a popular fishing paradise and also start from here organized boat trips to see saltwater crocodiles - though actually on the northern river underflow occasionally up here penetrate far inland - at home.