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The Parramatta River is an intermediate tide dominated, drowned valley estuary〔 located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The Parramatta River is the main tributary of Sydney Harbour, a branch of Port Jackson. Secondary tributaries include the smaller Lane Cove and Duck rivers. Formed by the confluence of Toongabbie Creek and Darling Mills Creek at North Parramatta, the river flows in an easterly direction to a line between Yurulbin, Birchgrove and Manns Point, Greenwich. Here it flows into Port Jackson, about from the Tasman Sea. The total catchment area of the river is approximately and is tidal to Charles Street Weir in Parramatta, approximately from the Sydney Heads. The land adjacent to the Parramatta River was occupied for many thousands of years by the Burramattagal, Toongagal, Wallumattagal, Wangal, and Wategora Aboriginal peoples. They used the river as an important source of food and a place for trade.〔 ==Inflowing Waterways== The headwaters of the Parramatta River are formed by the confluence of Darling Mills Creek and Toongabbie Creek. The point of the confluence lies on the northern border of the grounds of Cumberland Hospital. It also lies on the boundary of the suburbs of Westmead, Northmead, and North Parramatta. Waterways flowing into the Parramatta River, westtoeast include:〔 * Vineyard Creek at Rydalmere, from the north * Ponds Subiaco Creek at Rydalmere, from the north * Duck River at Silverwater, from the south * Archer Creek at Meadowbank, from the north * Smalls Creek at Meadowbank, from the far north * Charity Creek at Meadowbank, from the north * Haslams Creek at Homebush Bay, from the south * Powells Creek at Homebush Bay, from the south * Iron Cove Creek at Five Dock, from the south * Hawthorne Canal at Iron Cove, from the south * Tarban Creek at Huntleys Point, from the north * Lane Cove River at Greenwich, from the north 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「Parramatta River」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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