Dandenong Creek

Dandenong Dand-y-non, Tanjenong[1]
Dandenong Creek as a canalized urban stream in Dandenong Park, Dandenong
Location of the Dandenong Creek mouth in Victoria
Etymology	Aboriginal Bunwurrung: "high" or "lofty"[1]
Native name	Narra Narrawong, Dandinnong[1][2]
Location
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Region	South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), Greater Melbourne
Local government area	City of Monash
Physical characteristics
Source	Dandenong Ranges
2nd source	Bungalook Creek
• location	near Heathmont
• coordinates	37°50′8″S 145°15′25″E / 37.83556°S 145.25694°E / -37.83556; 145.25694
• elevation	556 m (1,824 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Eumemmerring Creek to form the Patterson River
• location	southwest of Bangholme
• coordinates	38°02′30″S 145°10′34″E / 38.04155°S 145.17609°E / -38.04155; 145.17609
• elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Length	53 km (33 mi)
Basin features
River system	Port Phillip catchment
Tributaries
• left	Corhanwarrabul Creek, Blind Creek, Old Joes Creek, Dobsons Creek
• right	Mordialloc Creek, Mile Creek, Heatherdale Creek, Bungalook Creek, Little Bungalook Creek
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The Dandenong Creek (Aboriginal Bunwurrung: Narra Narrawong^[1] or Dandinnong^[2]) is an urban creek^[3] of the Port Phillip catchment, located in the eastern and south-eastern Greater Melbourne region of the Australian east coast state of Victoria. The creek descends approximately 550 metres (1,800 ft) over its course of 53 kilometres (33 mi)^[1] before joining the Eumemmerring Creek to form the Patterson River (of which it can be considered the de facto main stem) and eventually draining into the Beaumaris Bay.

Together with its distributary Mordialloc Creek and the culvert-linked Kananook Creek and Elster Creek, the so-called "Dandenong Catchment" has an overall catchment of approximately 882 km² (341 sq mi).^[5]