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The Dandenong Creek (Aboriginal Bunwurrung: ''Narra Narrawong''〔 or ''Dandinnong''〔) is an urban creek〔 of the Port Phillip catchment, located in the eastern and south-eastern Greater Melbourne region of the Australian state of Victoria. ==Location and features== With its headwaters in the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges within the Dandenong Ranges National Park sourced by downstream flows from the Bungalook Creek, the Dandenong Creek rises in urban parkland that divides the Melbourne suburbs of and . The creek flows generally south by southwest, joined by the Corhanwarrabul Creek, before reaching its confluence with the Eumemmerring Creek to form the man-made Patterson River southwest of . The creek descends over its course that is estimated to range from 〔 to .〔 The health of the creek in these urban areas ranges from moderate to very poor and has been the focus of a number of clean-up campaigns in recent years. The creek is also the home of one of the largest remaining populations of Yarra Gum. A bike path known as the Dandenong Creek Trail runs alongside for a significant distance. It also has an industrial wastewater course joining onto it in known as Old Joe's Creek, where a bad smell occurs. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dandenong Creek」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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