Saturday 2 November 2013

DAREBIN CREEK REFLECTIONS

Darebin Creek is a creek that runs through the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is the main watercourse of the Darebin Valley and a major tributary of the Yarra River. For tens of thousands of years it was used as a food and tool source sustainably by the Wurundjeri people, Indigenous Australians of the Kulin nation alliance, who spoke variations of the Woiwurrung language group.

The creek rises on the northern urban fringe of Melbourne north of the suburb of Epping, following a general southerly route and meeting the Yarra at Alphington. The creek forms much of the municipal boundary between the City of Darebin and City of Banyule. Formerly an intermittent stream, increased stormwater runoff with urbanisation of the Darebin Creek catchment has resulted in permanent water flow.

The creek runs through Darebin Parklands, a large nature reserve one or two kilometres northwest of the junction at which the creek meets the Yarra. The Darebin Creek Trail runs along the banks in the lower reaches of the creek.

This post is part of the Weekend Reflections meme,
and also part of the Weekly TopShot meme,
and also part of the Scenic Weekends meme.




6 comments:

  1. The touches of blue sky reflection midst all the earthy shapes in reflection create a magical scene.

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  2. Nice series, enjoyed learning a bit about the land of down under♪

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  3. Oh, I love the colors in the water of the second to last shot... gorgeous! Thank you for coming by sharing your creative photography on the Weekly Top Shot, #107!

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  4. Love all of these images, especially the last one!

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