Johnstons Creek
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Johnstons Creek was a creek (it is now a canal
) in Sydney
, New South Wales
, Australia
. It is located in the inner-western
suburbs of Glebe
, Annandale
, Forest Lodge
and Stanmore
. Johnstons Creek rises in Stanmore and flows in a generally northward direction towards Rozelle Bay. The creek passes beneath the stands of Harold Park Paceway
prior to emptying into Rozelle Bay at Bicentennial Park, Glebe. Orphan School Creek
is a tributary of Johnstons Creek.
On 16 September 2009 a shark
believed to be 1.8 metres long was sighted in Johnstons Creek by passers at Bicentennial Park, Glebe. Glimpses of what appeared to be a bull shark
in the canal had been reported for several days. One theory is that it pursued schools of fish up the canal then got cut off in an isolated pool as the tide dropped off. Freelance photographer, Minas Aroney, was riding his bike when he saw a small crowd gathering around the canal. "I was quite blown away - the shark was a beautiful blue colour", he said. "Apparently it had been beached some way further up the canal, where it goes under Harold Park Raceway. It was swimming from side to side in the canal for a while before it found its way out." The shark was last seen swimming along the Glebe foreshore in the direction of the Anzac Bridge
.
A Salt Marsh wetland was constructed in 2001 to filter storm water before it enters Sydney Harbour via Johnston's Creek.
Canal
Canals are man-made channels for water. There are two types of canal:#Waterways: navigable transportation canals used for carrying ships and boats shipping goods and conveying people, further subdivided into two kinds:...
) in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
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, Australia
Australia
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. It is located in the inner-western
Inner West (Sydney)
The Inner West is a general term which is used to describe the metropolitan area directly to the west of the Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia...
suburbs of Glebe
Glebe, New South Wales
Glebe is an inner-city suburb of Sydney. Glebe is located 3 km south-west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney, in the Inner West region....
, Annandale
Annandale, New South Wales
Annandale is a suburb of Inner West Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Annandale is located within 3-5 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the Municipality of Leichhardt. Annandale's northern end lies on Rozelle Bay,...
, Forest Lodge
Forest Lodge, New South Wales
Forest Lodge is a small, inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Forest Lodge is located 4 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney...
and Stanmore
Stanmore, New South Wales
Stanmore is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia. Stanmore is located 6 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of Marrickville Council.-History:...
. Johnstons Creek rises in Stanmore and flows in a generally northward direction towards Rozelle Bay. The creek passes beneath the stands of Harold Park Paceway
Harold Park Paceway
Harold Park Paceway was a harness racing track in Glebe, New South Wales. It was a half-mile track but was just 739m in circumference until some changes in recent years...
prior to emptying into Rozelle Bay at Bicentennial Park, Glebe. Orphan School Creek
Orphan School Creek
Orphan School Creek is a storm drain located in inner Sydney, New South Wales. It is a tributary of Johnstons Creek which flows into Rozelle Bay.-External links:*-See also:*Whites Creek*Johnstons Creek...
is a tributary of Johnstons Creek.
On 16 September 2009 a shark
Shark
Sharks are a type of fish with a full cartilaginous skeleton and a highly streamlined body. The earliest known sharks date from more than 420 million years ago....
believed to be 1.8 metres long was sighted in Johnstons Creek by passers at Bicentennial Park, Glebe. Glimpses of what appeared to be a bull shark
Bull shark
The bull shark, Carcharhinus leucas, also known as Zambezi shark or unofficially known as Zambi in Africa and Nicaragua shark in Nicaragua, is a shark common worldwide in warm, shallow waters along coasts and in rivers...
in the canal had been reported for several days. One theory is that it pursued schools of fish up the canal then got cut off in an isolated pool as the tide dropped off. Freelance photographer, Minas Aroney, was riding his bike when he saw a small crowd gathering around the canal. "I was quite blown away - the shark was a beautiful blue colour", he said. "Apparently it had been beached some way further up the canal, where it goes under Harold Park Raceway. It was swimming from side to side in the canal for a while before it found its way out." The shark was last seen swimming along the Glebe foreshore in the direction of the Anzac Bridge
ANZAC Bridge
The ANZAC Bridge or Anzac Bridge , replacing the earlier Glebe Island Bridge, is a large cable-stayed bridge spanning Johnstons Bay between Pyrmont and Glebe Island in proximity to the central business district of Sydney, Australia...
.
A Salt Marsh wetland was constructed in 2001 to filter storm water before it enters Sydney Harbour via Johnston's Creek.
External links
- Johnstons Creek Stormwater Channel
- Photographs from a walk to Johnston's Creek and the Federal Park wetlands
- Susanne Martain's photographs of Federal Park and Johnston's Creek wildlife (Eco-Annandale 2010 Exhibition)
See also
- Whites CreekWhites Creek (Annandale)Whites Creek was once a natural waterway that, was concreted to improve sanitation. The Whites Creek storm drain as it is now, is located in Annandale, New South Wales, Australia...