Norman Creek

Norman Creek
Norman
Creek
The junction of Sandy and Norman Creeks.
Country Australia
State Queensland
Region South East Queensland
Part of Brisbane River
Tributaries
 - left Sandy Creek
 - right Ekibin Creek
City Brisbane
Source Toohey Mountain
Secondary source
 - location Mount Gravatt
Mouth Confluence with the Brisbane River
 - location East Brisbane

Norman Creek is a small tributary of the Brisbane River. The headwaters of the creek are located on the northern slopes of Toohey Mountain and Mount Gravatt in southern Brisbane.

Edmund Lockyer named the waterway Norman Creek in 1825.[1]

Drainage in Tarragindi

The creek drains the suburbs of Tarragindi and Holland Park West then flows northwards through Greenslopes, Norman Park and East Brisbane before entering the Brisbane River at Humbug Reach.

The total catchment area is 29.8 km².[1] Coorparoo Creek in Coorparoo is a sub-catchment of Norman Creek. Other sub-catchments include Sandy Creek and Ekibin Creek. There are four significant bridges that cross the creek.

At Stones Corner the tidal part of the creek funnels out into a thin gully. From here south, parts of the creek have been channelised into cement drains.

Invasion by weeds, the dumping of rubbish and in the past, sewage discharges have posed problems for the environmental health of this highly urbanised waterway. Volunteer conservation groups are attempting to redress the problems.

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Coordinates: 27°28′52″S 153°03′09.9″E / 27.48111°S 153.05275°E / -27.48111; 153.05275


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