Prospect Creek (New South Wales)

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Prospect Creek is an urban watercourse of the Georges River catchment that is located in the western region of Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia. Situated within the local government areas of Fairfield City and Canterbury-Bankstown Councils, the creek is 26 kilometres (16 mi) long, starting at the Prospect Reservoir at the top of the catchment and flows south-east to the Georges River at Georges Hall, as its tributary. In the north, the creek forms the border between Cumberland and Fairfield City Councils. Running through a prominent open space corridor, Prospect Creek drains the encompassing floodplain.

The creek offers 8 km (5.0 mi) of recreational area and winds through a number of parks and reserves, including walkways and cycling paths that parallel the creek. As Prospect Reservoir forms a part of the Sydney metropolitan water supply, the flow of the creek is regulated in accordance with the operational requirements of Sydney Water. The creek's catchment area covers approximately 98 square kilometres (38 sq mi) and is predominantly urbanised, comprising industrial and residential areas as well as recreational open space.