Dataset

Former creeks in Melbourne (Urban Forest)

This shapefile delineates historic creek lines digitised from the 1855 map Melbourne and its Suburbs" compiled by James Kearney, draughtsman ; engraved by David Tulloch and James D. Brown. http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/89107. The Elizabeth Street, Swanston Street and Fitzroy Garden creek alignments are included based on descriptions in:

1. Presland, Gary. 2009. Place for Village.

2. Burchett, Winston. 1978. East Melbourne, 1837-1977.

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Additional Information

Field	Value
Published (Metadata Record)	07/03/2023
Last updated	27/11/2025
Organisation	City of Melbourne
Category	Local government
License - other	CC BY
Full metadata URL	https://data.melbourne.vic.gov.au/explore/dataset/former-creeks-in-melbourne-urban-forest/information/
Update Frequency	Unknown

Former creeks in Melbourne (Urban Forest)

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