Olinda Creek
| Olinda Creek | |
| River | |
 Olinda Creek Main street crossing from pedestrian footbridge | |
| Name origin: Named after Alice Olinda Hodgkinson, daughter of Deputy Surveyor-General Clement Hodgkinson | |
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| State | Victoria |
| Region | Central Victoria |
| City | Melbourne |
| Source | Mount Dandenong |
| - location | Great Dividing Range, Victoria |
| - elevation | 580 m (1,903 ft) |
| Mouth | |
| - location | Yarra River, Coldstream, Victoria, Australia |
| - elevation | 76 m (249 ft) |
| Length | 21.4 km (13.3 mi) |
Olinda Creek is a major tributary of the Yarra River in Victoria, Australia. Its origins are in the Dandenong Ranges, and it is notable for passing through the settlement of Lilydale (now a suburb of Melbourne) before joining with the Yarra near Coldstream.[1][2]
History and Toponomy
When Europeans first entered this area of southern Australia, they moved up the valley of the Olinda Creek (then called Running Creek because it was a perennial stream). The formal naming process began with the survey of Lilydale township by John Hardy in 1859-60. At the same time that he named Lilydale, Hardy renamed the creek ‘Olinda’ after Alice Olinda Hodgkinson, daughter of Deputy Surveyor-General Clement Hodgkinson.
Lillydale Lake
Between 1988 and 1990 a dam was built on the creek just south of Lilydale, creating Lillydale Lake. The lake provides flood mitigation to areas downstream. It incorporates extensive wetlands and is a community recreation facility.[3]
References
Coordinates: 37°40′56″S 145°21′16″E / 37.6822°S 145.3544°E
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