Georges River

Georges River
Tucoerah River
An intermediate tide dominated drowned valley estuary
Georges River, looking towards its mouth at Botany Bay, and out to the Tasman Sea.
Name origin: In honour of King George III
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	Greater Metropolitan Sydney
LGAs	Wollondilly, Campbelltown, Liverpool, Fairfield, Canterbury-Bankstown, Sutherland, Georges River
Tributaries
- left	Bunbury Curran Creek, Cabramatta Creek, Prospect Creek, Salt Pan Creek, Boggywell Creek
- right	Brennan's Creek, O'Hares Creek, Punchbowl Creek, Williams Creek (New South Wales), Deadmans Creek, Mill Creek (New South Wales), Woronora River
Source	Upland swamps, O'Hares Creek
- location	east of Appin, Macarthur region
- elevation	350 m (1,148 ft)
- coordinates	34°15′00″S 150°49′48″E / 34.25000°S 150.83000°E / -34.25000; 150.83000
Mouth	Botany Bay
- location	Taren Point
- coordinates	34°0′35.994″S 151°7′47.6394″E / 34.00999833°S 151.129899833°E / -34.00999833; 151.129899833Coordinates: 34°0′35.994″S 151°7′47.6394″E / 34.00999833°S 151.129899833°E / -34.00999833; 151.129899833
Length	96 km (60 mi)
Depth	10.5 m (34 ft)
Volume	271,393.5 m3 (9,584,171 cu ft)
Basin	930.9 km2 (359 sq mi)
Area	26.6 km2 (10 sq mi)
Lakes and reservoirs	Chipping Norton Lakes
National parks	Georges River National Park, Dharawal National Park
NASA satellite view of Greater Metropolitan Sydney, with the location of the mouth of the Georges River, as marked
Website: NSW Environment and Heritage webpage

The Georges River, formerly known as Tucoerah River, is an intermediate tide dominated drowned valley estuary, located to the south and west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

The source of the Georges River is upland swamps of the O'Hares Creek catchment, approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) to the south-west of Sydney central business district between the town of Appin and the Illawarra Escarpment. The river travels for approximately 96 kilometres (60 mi) in a north and then easterly direction to its mouth at Botany Bay, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the Tasman Sea. The Georges River is the main tributary of Botany Bay; with the Cooks River being a secondary tributary.

The total catchment area of the river is approximately 930.9 square kilometres (359.4 sq mi) and the area surrounding the river is managed by a large number of local government authorities and NSW Government agencies.

The land adjacent to the Georges River was occupied for many thousands of years by the Tharawal and Eora Aboriginal peoples. They used the river as an important source of food and a place for trade.

From its source east of Appin within heath habitat of Wollondilly Shire & Wollongong Local government area, the Georges River flows north through rugged sandstone gorges to the east of Campbelltown, roughly parallel to the Main South railway line, with its eastern bank forming a boundary of Holsworthy Army Base. At Glenfield it reaches the urban environment and then travels to Liverpool where the river turns east and flows past the suburbs of East Hills, Lugarno, and Blakehurst, before emptying into Botany Bay at Taren Point in the southern suburbs of Sydney, where it joins with the estuarine catchment.