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| The Creek |
Today's 2 km hike was to the site of one of the former retarding basins
which were built across creeks which started in the lower reaches of the
western flank of Mt Dandenong.
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| Signage |
These were dams, normally with earthern
walls, the outflow of which usually entered underground barrel drains,
to prevent downtream inundation of properties in Melbourne's developiing
outer eastern suburbs.
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| Guess who? ! |
The Old Joe's Creek Basin Reserve is on the eastern side of
Dorset Rd, between Boronia Rd and the Mountain Highway, Boronia, managed by Melbourne Water.
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| The Creek |
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| The former Basin |
We used to take our two boys and the dog down there (a short walk from our home) a lovely place for birds and reptiles (and of cause rabbits and foxes). It is a pity that the creek is so contaminated these days
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