Vineyard Creek, a northern tributary of the Parramatta River, is a creek in Sydney, Australia.

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Vineyard
Vineyard Creek flowing south from Victoria Road, Rydalmere
Location of the mouth in Sydney
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	Sydney Basin (IBRA)
Local government areas	City of Parramatta
Physical characteristics
Source	Elizabeth Macarthur Park
• location	Oatlands
• coordinates	33°47′36″S 151°2′22″E
Mouth	Parramatta River
• location	Rydalmere
• coordinates	33°48′53″S 151°1′36″E
Length	4 km (2.5 mi)
Basin size	420 km2 (160 sq mi)
Basin features
River system	Parramatta River

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The creek takes its name from the fourth land grant in the colony of New South Wales which was made to Phillip Schaeffer. Schaeffer created a property called 'The Vineyard'. After a succession of owners the property was purchased by Hannibal Macarthur in 1813. Macarthur built a mansion called 'The Vineyard' on the land in 1836.

The creek is approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) long, with a catchment area of 420 hectares (1,000 acres), and is located in the Rydalmere area. The source of the creek is Elizabeth Macarthur Park, Oatlands, where it flows south through Dundas, before reaching the mouth of the Parramatta River at Rydalmere.

The catchment is predominantly urban, comprising residential, commercial and industrial developments. In its upper reaches, the catchment is steeply graded with narrow valleys spilling out to a wider floodplain downstream of Victoria Road. It is tidal for a distance of approximately 170 metres (560 ft) upstream from its junction with the Parramatta River. Vineyard Creek enters the Parramatta River from the north and to the east of the Rydalmere campus of the University of Western Sydney.^[1]

The tidal limit of Vineyard Creek is located 300 metres (980 ft) upstream of the Parramatta River. The mangrove limit is located 20 metres (66 ft) upstream of the pipeline crossing.^[1]

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