Historical information

Back Creek is one of the tributaries of Gardiners Creek. It rises as a spring on the slopes of the hill at the corner of Canterbury Road and Elgar Road in Surrey Hills, the location of a Melbourne Water tower and reservoir. It has been channelled underground from this point in pipes as far as Union Road. South Surrey Park runs along both sides of Back Creek from where the creek crosses Union Rd near Rose Avenue to where it crosses Riversdale Road just west of Through Road.

Physical description

A vertical file containing information about Back Creek in Surrey Hills:
1. 4 colour photos taken in 1983 (1 page).
2. ‘Pipe dreams run their course’, (Boroondara Review ?) 17.4.2013 (1 page).
3. ‘Plan rainchecked for creek impact’, Boroondara Review, 13.3.2013 (2 pages).

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