Edgar's Creek is a minor creek tributary of the
Merri Creek
The Merri Creek is a waterway in southern parts of Victoria, Australia, which flows through the northern suburbs of Northcote. It begins near Wallan north of Melbourne and flows south for 70 km until it joins the Yarra River at Dights Fa ...
in the northern suburbs of
Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metropol ...
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Edgars Creek has a catchment on the basalt plains in
Wollert and flows south through the suburbs of Epping, Thomastown and Reservoir, to join the Merri Creek at
North Coburg.
Sites of geomorphological significance located along the creek include a silurian bed waterfall, a high cliff which exposes the Melbourne Formation sediments, and Pleistocene alluvial terraces and meanders where bones of extinct marsupials such as Diprotodon have been found. These flats have been shown to contain Aboriginal archaeological material and were used for Market Gardens and associated with the McKay farm in the nineteenth century.
The origin of the name is unclear, but was first used in 1853, and possible candidates are Francis Edgar, the second teacher at the Merri Creek Aboriginal School or Edward Edgar, who was a prominent auctioneer in Port Phillip in the 1840s and 50s.
Much of the waterway has been altered by forming into an artificial channel, concrete lining and construction of a dam at
Edwardes Lake. However, there are plans to rehabilitate the creek to a more natural appearance.
''Edgars CreekConservation and Development Plan Edwardes Lake to Merri Creek'' Prepared by Thompson Berrill Landscape Design Pty Ltd in association with Ecology and Heritage Partners P/L JUNE 2013
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References
External links
Friends of Edgars Creek
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Rivers of Victoria (Australia)
Port Phillip and Western Port catchment
Rivers of Port Phillip (region)
Tributaries of the Yarra River
City of Merri-bek
City of Whittlesea