There once was a creek

Uncovering Brisbane's lost waterways

Series: The anatomy of Western Creek

  • The Milton section of Western Creek

    The Milton section of Western Creek

    This page is part of a series: The Milton section of Western Creek (or call it the Auchenflower section if you like!) is as much an extension of the Brisbane River as it is the conclusion of the stream that begun in the hills of Rainworth. Here the tides of the river are the dominant…

  • The Rosalie section of Western Creek

    The Rosalie section of Western Creek

    This page is part of a series: There is literally nothing to see of the Western Creek stream in the Rosalie section of the catchment (which I’ve defined as starting from Murruba Street and ending at Haig Road). Unlike in the Rainworth and Milton sections, the creek through Rosalie (and the tributaries in Paddington) has…

  • The Rainworth section of Western Creek

    The Rainworth section of Western Creek

    This page is part of a series: The Rainworth section of Western Creek incorporates the creek’s headwaters, and includes the only remaining natural channels in the catchment (though these are far from pristine). It passes through Rainworth School, Norman Buchan Park, and the bottom of the Governor’s House property (‘Fernberg’). The ridge of Boundary Road…

  • The course of Western Creek

    The course of Western Creek

    This page is part of a series: Time for the tour! If you’ve read the pages about the creek and its catchment, you would have already seen the map below showing the approximate course of the Western Creek and some of its tributaries. It is now time to examines the course of Western Creek in…

  • The catchment of Western Creek

    The catchment of Western Creek

    This page is part of a series: Following a creek while ignoring its catchment is like studying a tree while ignoring its roots. A creek is really just the final and most visible expression of a process that takes place across a whole landscape. Water falling on the ground follows the path of least resistance…

  • The creek to the west of the city

    The creek to the west of the city

    This page is part of a series: Its name There once was a creek, and its name was . . . Western Creek! Or Dunmore Creek. Or was it Cribb’s Creek? Milton Creek? Siemon’s Creek?? All of these names have been used to describe the watercourse that once existed between the river and Gregory Park:…