| Lennox River | |
|---|---|
 Prospect Creek flowing under the Lansdowne Bridge at Lansvale. | |
  NASA satellite view of Greater Metropolitan Sydney, with the Prospect Creek mouth location, as marked | |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | South Western Sydney |
| LGAs | Fairfield, Canterbury-Bankstown |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | confluence with Orphan School Creek and Prospect Creek |
| • location | south of Riverview Road, Fairfield |
| • coordinates | 33°52′55.4″S 150°57′28.8″E / 33.882056°S 150.958000°E |
| Mouth | confluence with the Georges River |
• location | Dhurawal Bay, Georges Hall |
• coordinates | 33°54′35″S 150°58′25″E / 33.90972°S 150.97361°E |
| Length | 6.5 km (4.0 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Georges River catchment |
The Lennox River is the proposed name for a waterway located in Sydney's South-Western Suburbs. The existing waterway is the tidal reach of Prospect Creek, a tributary of the Georges River. A proposal has been made to upgrade and reclassify the waterway as a 'river'. The proposed river would be 6.5 kilometres (4 mi) long, starting at the confluence of Orphan School Creek and Prospect Creek at Fairfield and flowing to the Georges River emptying into Dhurawal Bay at Garrison Point.
The Lennox River would be named in honour of Scottish-Australian stonemason David Lennox who designed and oversaw the construction of the Lansdowne Bridge which crosses this waterway. The proposal to re-gazette this waterway was put forward by Community Advocate Lachlan Hyde to upgrade this waterway to river status.[1] Local elected representatives including State Members of Parliament have given their support to the proposal[2] and have pushed the New South Wales Government in support of this matter.[3][4]
The catchment area of the proposed Lennox River is largely urbanised with residential land uses and open space for recreation.
- ^ Boulous, Chris (17 September 2020). "River me this: Push to upgrade part of Prospect Creek". Fairfield City Champion. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ Dalton, Mike (6 November 2020). "Turning The Tide". Channel 9 News Sydney.
- ^ "Creek likely to get 'river' status after local's push". LocalNewsPlus. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ Boulous, Chris (12 November 2020). "'Fitting tribute': MPs support plan to upgrade Prospect Creek". Fairfield City Champion. Retrieved 12 November 2020.