Dandenong Creek
| Dandenong Dand-y-non, Tanjenong | |
|---|---|
| Etymology | Aboriginal Bunwurrung: "high" or "lofty" |
| Native name | Narra Narrawong, Dandinnong |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
| Region | South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), Greater Melbourne |
| Local government area | City of Monash |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Dandenong Ranges |
| 2nd source | Bungalook Creek |
| • location | near Heathmont |
| • coordinates | 37°50′8″S 145°15′25″E / 37.83556°S 145.25694°E |
| • elevation | 556 m (1,824 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with the Eumemmerring Creek to form the Patterson River |
• location | southwest of Bangholme |
• coordinates | 38°02′30″S 145°10′34″E / 38.04155°S 145.17609°E |
• elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Length | 53 km (33 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Port Phillip catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Corhanwarrabul Creek, Blind Creek, Old Joes Creek, Dobsons Creek |
| • right | Mordialloc Creek, Mile Creek, Heatherdale Creek, Bungalook Creek, Little Bungalook Creek |
The Dandenong Creek (Aboriginal Bunwurrung: Narra Narrawong or Dandinnong) is an urban creek of the Port Phillip catchment, located in the eastern and south-eastern Greater Melbourne region of the Australian east coast state of Victoria. The creek descends approximately 550 metres (1,800 ft) over its course of 53 kilometres (33 mi) before joining the Eumemmerring Creek to form the Patterson River (of which it can be considered the de facto main stem) and eventually draining into the Beaumaris Bay.
Together with its distributary Mordialloc Creek and the culvert-linked Kananook Creek and Elster Creek, the so-called "Dandenong Catchment" has an overall catchment of approximately 882 km2 (341 sq mi).