Kororoit Creek
| Kororoit | |
| Creek | |
 The Kororoit Creek in Albion
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| Name origin: Aboriginal (Woiwurrung): creek on western plain | |
| Country | Australia |
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| State | Victoria |
| Regions | Victorian Midlands (IBRA), Greater Melbourne |
| Local government areas | Melton, Brimbank |
| Part of | Port Phillip catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Jones Creek (Cairnlea, Victoria) |
| Suburbs | Rockbank, Caroline Springs, Burnside, Kings Park, Albanvale, Deer Park, Cairnlea, West Sunshine, Ardeer, Albion, Brooklyn, Altona North |
| Source | Mount Kororoit |
| - location | northeast of Melton |
| - elevation | 407 m (1,335 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°38′21″S 144°39′25″E / 37.63917°S 144.65694°E |
| Mouth | Altona Bay, Port Phillip |
| - location | Altona North |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°51′46″S 144°52′12″E / 37.86278°S 144.87000°ECoordinates: 37°51′46″S 144°52′12″E / 37.86278°S 144.87000°E |
| Length | 52 km (32.3 mi) |
| National parks | Altona Coastal Park, Jawbone Marine Sanctuary Park |
 Contour map of the Kororoit Creek and its tributaries, in Greater Melbourne.
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The Kororoit Creek is a watercourse of the Port Phillip catchment, rising in the outer north western suburbs of Melbourne, in the Australian state of Victoria.
The Kororoit Creek rises below Mount Kororoit, northeast of Melton in the north western outer suburbs of Melbourne. The creek's headwaters are north of Sunbury at approximately 400 metres (1,300 ft) above sea level in ordovician geology. The creek flows generally south by east and passes over the volcanic lava plain of western Melbourne to its mouth at sea level, north of Altona and emptying into Altona Bay within Port Phillip. The creek is joined by one minor tributary as it descends approximately 407 metres (1,335 ft) over its 52-kilometre (32 mi) course. At the outlet in Altona Bay, the creek winds its way through the Altona Coastal Park and then the Jawbone Marine Sanctuary Park, where it enters Port Phillip.
From east of Sunbury, the Kororoit Creek makes its way down through many suburbs towards its mouth, including the towns and suburbs of Rockbank, Caroline Springs, Burnside, Kings Park, Albanvale, Deer Park, Cairnlea, West Sunshine, Ardeer, Albion, Brooklyn and Altona North.
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