Dora Creek

This article is about the watercourse. For the suburb, see Dora Creek, New South Wales.

Dora Creek is a watercourse that is located in Greater Newcastle in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia.

Dora Creek Dora creek[1]
Dora Creek, view from behind Avondale College
Etymology	Aboriginal: "Creek running into a lake"[2]
Native name	Doree Doree[2]
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	Hunter
Local government area	City of Lake Macquarie
Physical characteristics
Source	Watagan Mountains
• location	Martinsville
• elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Mouth	Lake Macquarie
• location	Dora Creek
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	22.5 km (14.0 mi)[3]
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Jigadee Creek
• right	Stockton Creek
National park	Watagans
[1][4]

Course and features

Dora Creek River rises below Watagan Mountains west of Martinsville, and flows generally southeast by south, joined by two minor tributaries, before reaching its river mouth within Lake Macquarie, near the town of Dora Creek. The river descends 40 metres (130 ft) over its 22.5 kilometres (14.0 mi) course.^[1][4]

The merged flows of Dora Creek together with Lake Macquarie reaches the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean at Swansea.^[4]

The F3 Freeway crosses the creek, west of Morisset.^[4]

See also

• New South Wales portal

• Eraring Power Station
• List of rivers of Australia
• List of rivers of New South Wales (A–K)
• Rivers of New South Wales