Yarralumla Creek

Yarralumla Creek is a stream in Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Yarralumla Creek is situated nearby to the suburb Coombs, as well as near Curtin.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Scrivener Dam and National Arboretum Canberra.

Scrivener Dam

Dam

Photo: Bidgee, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Scrivener Dam is a concrete gravity dam across the Molonglo River in Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory. The dam impounds Lake Burley Griffin, an artificial lake created for recreational and ornamental purposes.

The National Arboretum Canberra is a 250-hectare arboretum in Canberra, the national capital of Australia, created after the area was burned out as a result of the Christmas 2001 and 2003 Canberra bushfires: The Himalayan cedar forest lost about one third of its trees, and the commercial radiata pine plantation was burned out, allowing the arboretum to be created.

Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum

Forest

The Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum is an arboretum on the Yarramundi Reach peninsula in Canberra, the capital of Australia. It is named after Lindsay Pryor, a noted Australian botanist.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Weston Creek, Molonglo Valley and Woden and Canberra.

Weston Creek, Molonglo Valley and Woden

Photo: Thennicke, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Weston Creek, Molonglo Valley and Woden are three districts of Canberra just west and southwest of Acton and South Canberra. They are just on the edge of Country ACT home to the National Arboretum, some of the most impressive greenery one could find in Canberra.

Canberra

Photo: Kyle Taylor, CC BY 2.0.

Canberra was built to be the capital city of Australia, taking up all of Australian Capital Territory surrounded by the southeast of New South Wales. A planned city with national monuments, museums, and galleries all built around large man-made lakes.

Black Mountain Peninsula

Locality

Black Mountain Peninsula, located in Acton, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of the capital Canberra, is a prominent area on the western region of Lake Burley Griffin. It is popular for water recreation and picnics. Black Mountain Peninsula is situated 3½ km east of Yarralumla Creek.

Yarralumla Creek

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-35.3° or 35° 18′ south

Longitude

149.06667° or 149° 4′ east

Elevation

567 metres (1,860 feet)

Open location code

4RPFP328+2M

GeoNames ID

2142495

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Coombs and Curtin.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Molonglo River Corridor and Lakeside Hill.

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