Tuggeranong Creek, a partly perennial stream of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the

Murray–Darling basin The Murray–Darling Basin is a large geographical area in the interior of southeastern Australia, encompassing the drainage basin of the tributaries of the Murray River, Australia's longest river, and the Darling River, a right tributary of ...

, is located in the

Tuggeranong Tuggeranong () is a district in the Australian Capital Territory in Australia. The district is subdivided into divisions (suburbs), sections and blocks and is the southernmost district of the Australian Capital Territory. The district comprise ...

district of

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, within the

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. ''Tuggeranong'' is derived from the Aboriginal word, meaning "cold plain". The traditionnal custodians of the land surrounding Tuggeranong Creek are the

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of the Ngunnawal tribe.

Course

Tuggeranong Creek rises below Tuggeranong Hill, east of the suburb of

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and the

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, formed through rural runoff within Monks Pond. The creek flows generally west and north-west, through Theodore, past the playing fields located in

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, through Richardson where it passes close to Tuggeranong Homestead, and through Isabella Plains, gathering urban

stormwater Stormwater, also written storm water, is water that originates from precipitation (storm), including heavy rain and meltwater from hail and snow. Stormwater can soak into the soil ( infiltrate) and become groundwater, be stored on depressed lan ...

drainage. Tuggeranong Creek is impounded at Bonython to form Isabella Pond, which is also impounded to form

Lake Tuggeranong Lake Tuggeranong, an artificial lake sourced by the confluence of Tuggeranong Creek and stormwater discharge from urban and rural areas, is located in the Tuggeranong district of Canberra, within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The ...

, a man-made

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. The creek is

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med at

Tuggeranong Town Centre Tuggeranong Town Centre is the town centre of the district of Tuggeranong in the Australian Capital Territory. It is located on the south-western side of Lake Tuggeranong and composed of a large two-storey mall called South.Point Tuggeranong, ...

along Athlon Drive. Although there is no clear channel, Tuggeranong Creek flows south-west to form

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with the

Murrumbidgee River The Murrumbidgee River () is a major tributary of the Murray River within the Murray–Darling basin and the second longest river in Australia. It flows through the Australian state of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, desce ...

, south of

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References

External links

*. ACT Waterwatch, Campfire Year 1 Report, (2003). *. ACT Waterwatch. Rivers of the Australian Capital Territory Tributaries of the Murrumbidgee River {{AustralianCapitalTerritory-river-stub