54:
61:
389:
1954 in the 120-acre (49 ha) "National
Pleasure resort" and a stone plaque declaring a "pleasure resort" from the early part of the 20th century still stands at the site. A caravan park is presently located at the site of the original camping ground and the recreation reserve extends several kilometres upstream into the main creek valley.
388:
and has been the site of a recreation park since the late 1800s. A bathing hole was established at a constructed dam on the creek near
Mitcham village in 1894 but was removed eight years later to protect the interests of market gardeners. A camping ground at the entrance to the valley was declared in
469:
Derivation of Name: After the adjacent hill; Dual Name: Brown Hill Creek / Willawilla; Other
Details: Also known as Willawilla or Wirraparinga. Kaurna people advised that the traditional name is Willawilla. Shown as Brownhill Creek on 1:10 000 & 1:50 000 Mapsheets. Full extent of creek not
38:
470:
determined due to the construction of drains along the creek line. Colonel
William Light's plan of Adelaide published in 1839 shows the spelling as Brown Hill Creek. Dual named 3/2/2011.
546:
53:
202:
361:
State government records state that the full downstream extent of the original creek is unknown due to the construction of drains along the creek line.
482:
539:
346:
before flowing into a constructed drain at
Forestville Reserve. From there the flows are directed through inner south-west suburbs to join the
532:
575:
312:
140:
17:
778:
783:
673:
385:
258:
908:
768:
629:
913:
788:
773:
668:
595:
486:
452:
327:
852:
742:
590:
585:
343:
982:
612:
421:
335:
717:
339:
331:
319:, a prominent hill rising immediately south-east of Mitcham village, and beneath the historic Keystone Bridge in
755:
653:
639:
320:
308:
188:
409:
355:
580:
444:
947:
918:
400:. In the 1870s, some of the upper gullies of the creek were considered as a possible location for a
952:
316:
304:
159:
857:
695:
690:
680:
622:
347:
292:
246:
175:
842:
822:
646:
634:
393:
351:
957:
942:
880:
847:
804:
737:
658:
607:
556:
507:
374:
369:
The area beside the creek in the suburbs of
Mitcham and Brown Hill Creek was known to the
288:
276:
122:
95:
73:
503:
280:
253:
240:
976:
923:
903:
898:
893:
867:
862:
812:
732:
700:
685:
602:
570:
370:
69:
37:
934:
888:
837:
817:
793:
16:
This article is about the watercourse in South
Australia. For the settlement, see
832:
827:
763:
710:
663:
617:
170:
722:
217:
204:
727:
524:
401:
112:
311:
and flows generally in a west-north-west direction through the suburb of
284:
397:
326:
From
Mitcham the creek continues along a north-western path through
405:
528:
456:
392:
The upper reaches of the creek are utilised especially for
323:
932:
878:
802:
753:
563:
252:
238:
233:
194:
181:
169:
155:
146:
136:
128:
118:
108:
103:
83:
30:
422:List of rivers of Australia § South Australia
384:The creek valley south of Brown Hill is home to
287:metropolitan area, in the Australian state of
540:
404:to supply Adelaide's growing population with
303:The creek rises on the western slopes of the
8:
455:. 8 February 2012. SA0009971. Archived from
87:
547:
533:
525:
283:through in the inner south suburbs of the
498:
496:
60:
433:
27:
445:"Placename Details: Brown Hill Creek"
439:
437:
7:
279:, is a watercourse flowing from the
381:, meaning "creek and scrub place".
25:River in South Australia, Australia
564:Rivers that flow towards the coast
14:
483:"Brownhill Creek Recreation Park"
18:Brown Hill Creek, South Australia
59:
52:
36:
386:Brownhill Creek Recreation Park
259:Brownhill Creek Recreation Park
412:was eventually built instead.
196: • coordinates
1:
487:Government of South Australia
485:. Department of Environment,
453:Government of South Australia
147:Physical characteristics
42:Brown Hill Creek near Mitcham
183: • location
999:
15:
449:Property Location Browser
165:
151:
47:
35:
350:on the southern edge of
410:Thorndon Park Reservoir
88:
718:Pirie–Torrens corridor
132:Metropolitan Adelaide
933:Rivers flowing into
756:Murray–Darling basin
291:. It is part of the
701:Glen Osmond/Keswick
299:Course and features
234:Basin features
214: /
983:Rivers of Adelaide
504:"Brown Hill Creek"
459:on 7 December 2015
396:and also watering
305:Mount Lofty Ranges
218:34.984°S 138.651°E
160:Mount Lofty Ranges
970:
969:
348:Patawalonga River
293:Patawalonga River
264:
263:
247:Patawalonga River
176:Patawalonga River
990:
948:Calabrinda Creek
549:
542:
535:
526:
519:
518:
516:
514:
500:
491:
490:
479:
473:
472:
466:
464:
441:
394:market gardening
352:Adelaide Airport
313:Brown Hill Creek
269:, also known as
267:Brown Hill Creek
243:
229:
228:
226:
225:
224:
223:-34.984; 138.651
219:
215:
212:
211:
210:
207:
141:Brown Hill Creek
99:
91:
68:Location of the
63:
62:
56:
40:
31:Brown Hill Creek
28:
998:
997:
993:
992:
991:
989:
988:
987:
973:
972:
971:
966:
958:Wirreanda Creek
943:Willochra Creek
928:
881:Kangaroo Island
874:
805:Lake Eyre basin
798:
749:
559:
557:South Australia
553:
523:
522:
512:
510:
508:City of Mitcham
502:
501:
494:
481:
480:
476:
462:
460:
443:
442:
435:
430:
418:
375:Adelaide Plains
367:
301:
289:South Australia
277:Kaurna language
239:
222:
220:
216:
213:
208:
205:
203:
201:
200:
197:
184:
123:South Australia
93:
79:
78:
77:
76:
74:South Australia
66:
65:
64:
43:
26:
21:
12:
11:
5:
996:
994:
986:
985:
975:
974:
968:
967:
965:
964:
963:
962:
961:
960:
950:
939:
937:
930:
929:
927:
926:
921:
919:Stun Sail Boom
916:
911:
906:
901:
896:
891:
885:
883:
876:
875:
873:
872:
871:
870:
865:
860:
855:
845:
840:
835:
830:
825:
820:
815:
809:
807:
803:Rivers of the
800:
799:
797:
796:
791:
786:
781:
776:
771:
766:
760:
758:
754:Rivers of the
751:
750:
748:
747:
746:
745:
735:
730:
725:
720:
715:
714:
713:
708:
703:
693:
688:
683:
678:
677:
676:
666:
661:
656:
651:
650:
649:
644:
643:
642:
627:
626:
625:
615:
610:
605:
600:
599:
598:
593:
588:
583:
573:
567:
565:
561:
560:
554:
552:
551:
544:
537:
529:
521:
520:
492:
474:
432:
431:
429:
426:
425:
424:
417:
414:
373:people of the
366:
363:
300:
297:
281:Adelaide Hills
262:
261:
256:
254:Nature reserve
250:
249:
244:
236:
235:
231:
230:
198:
195:
192:
191:
185:
182:
179:
178:
173:
167:
166:
163:
162:
157:
153:
152:
149:
148:
144:
143:
138:
134:
133:
130:
126:
125:
120:
116:
115:
110:
106:
105:
101:
100:
85:
81:
80:
67:
58:
57:
51:
50:
49:
48:
45:
44:
41:
33:
32:
24:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
995:
984:
981:
980:
978:
959:
956:
955:
954:
953:Kanyaka Creek
951:
949:
946:
945:
944:
941:
940:
938:
936:
931:
925:
922:
920:
917:
915:
912:
910:
907:
905:
902:
900:
897:
895:
892:
890:
887:
886:
884:
882:
877:
869:
866:
864:
861:
859:
856:
854:
851:
850:
849:
846:
844:
841:
839:
836:
834:
831:
829:
826:
824:
821:
819:
816:
814:
811:
810:
808:
806:
801:
795:
792:
790:
787:
785:
782:
780:
777:
775:
772:
770:
767:
765:
762:
761:
759:
757:
752:
744:
741:
740:
739:
736:
734:
731:
729:
726:
724:
721:
719:
716:
712:
709:
707:
704:
702:
699:
698:
697:
694:
692:
689:
687:
684:
682:
679:
675:
672:
671:
670:
667:
665:
662:
660:
657:
655:
652:
648:
645:
641:
638:
637:
636:
633:
632:
631:
628:
624:
621:
620:
619:
616:
614:
611:
609:
606:
604:
601:
597:
594:
592:
589:
587:
584:
582:
579:
578:
577:
574:
572:
569:
568:
566:
562:
558:
550:
545:
543:
538:
536:
531:
530:
527:
509:
505:
499:
497:
493:
488:
484:
478:
475:
471:
458:
454:
450:
446:
440:
438:
434:
427:
423:
420:
419:
415:
413:
411:
407:
403:
399:
395:
390:
387:
382:
380:
376:
372:
364:
362:
359:
357:
353:
349:
345:
341:
337:
333:
329:
324:
322:
318:
314:
310:
306:
298:
296:
294:
290:
286:
282:
278:
274:
273:
268:
260:
257:
255:
251:
248:
245:
242:
237:
232:
227:
199:
193:
190:
186:
180:
177:
174:
172:
168:
164:
161:
158:
154:
150:
145:
142:
139:
135:
131:
127:
124:
121:
117:
114:
111:
107:
102:
97:
90:
86:
82:
75:
71:
55:
46:
39:
34:
29:
23:
19:
935:Lake Torrens
705:
511:. Retrieved
477:
468:
461:. Retrieved
457:the original
448:
391:
383:
379:Wirraparinga
378:
368:
360:
328:Torrens Park
325:
302:
271:
270:
266:
265:
241:River system
22:
858:Kallakoopah
696:Patawalonga
691:Onkaparinga
681:Little Para
623:Panalatinga
344:Forestville
315:, south of
295:catchment.
221: /
209:138°39′04″E
84:Native name
70:creek mouth
879:Rivers of
843:Strzelecki
823:Diamantina
706:Brown Hill
647:South Para
635:North Para
555:Rivers of
513:10 January
428:References
336:Unley Park
317:Brown Hill
272:Willawilla
206:34°59′02″S
89:Willawilla
848:Warburton
738:Wakefield
659:Hindmarsh
608:Christies
576:Broughton
402:reservoir
365:Human use
340:Millswood
187:south of
113:Australia
977:Category
779:Currency
463:10 April
416:See also
332:Hawthorn
285:Adelaide
104:Location
924:Willson
904:Harriet
899:Eleanor
894:De Mole
868:Macumba
863:Officer
813:Alberga
784:Finniss
733:Torrens
686:Myponga
674:Gilbert
654:Glenelg
603:Bungala
581:Crystal
571:Acraman
398:pasture
354:, near
321:Mitcham
309:Crafers
275:in the
189:Mitcham
109:Country
909:Middle
889:Cygnet
838:Neales
818:Cooper
794:Murray
769:Bremer
640:Jacobs
630:Gawler
371:Kaurna
356:Netley
156:Source
129:Region
96:Kaurna
92:
914:Rocky
833:Frome
828:Finke
789:Marne
774:Burra
764:Angas
711:Sturt
669:Light
664:Inman
618:Field
596:Rocky
406:water
307:near
171:Mouth
119:State
853:Eyre
743:Eyre
723:Port
591:Hutt
586:Hill
515:2017
465:2017
342:and
137:Town
728:Tod
613:Dry
377:as
72:in
979::
506:.
495:^
467:.
451:.
447:.
436:^
408:.
358:.
338:,
334:,
330:,
548:e
541:t
534:v
517:.
489:.
98:)
94:(
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
