page_title: Lower Prospect Canal Reserve
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Lower Prospect Canal Reserve / Geography
caption_attribution_description: Lower Prospect Canal Reserve walkway.
context_page_description: The Lower Prospect Canal Reserve is a heritage-listed former farm and public water supply canal and now bushy corridor and nature reserve stretching 7.7 kilometres through the heart of suburban Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The lineal corridor stretches from Prospect Reservoir to Sydney Water Pipehead at Albert Street, Guildford with the majority of the reserve located in Greystanes, which is a suburb within the Cumberland Council area.
  The Canal Reserve is one of the last remaining remnants of natural Cumberland Plain Woodland in the Sydney basin and contains a number of rare and endangered plant specimens. The land corridor occupied by the canal is recognised by the local government and documented for conservation and protection measures. Formerly a public water supply for western Sydney, the Lower Prospect Canal was eventually unneeded in May 1995 when Sydney Water authorized an underground pipeline at a cost of $54m.
  The whole scheme relied on gravity and therefore demanded unerring accuracy during construction. The Lower Prospect Canal falls approximately 77 centimetres over its 7.7 kilometre length.
context_section_description: The reserve is just over 6.6 km long, starting from Reconciliation Road, Pemulwuy, passing through the suburbs of Greystanes, Smithfield, Merrylands and Woodpark, to its endpoint at Pipehead, Guildford. The Lower Canal snakes its way on the edge of a natural ridge from the western part slowly falling to an artificial constructed embankment at the eastern end.
  The elevation of the western end of the canal is approximately 60-70m above sea level, falling to 40m. Three roads with bridges transverse over the Lower Canal: Gipps Road, Cumberland Highway and Sherwood Road. Medium-density housing borders the reserve to the north and south with light industry located to the south near Smithfield. The canal is now surrounded on both sides by managed nature reserves.
  Canal Road Park, located on the western outskirts of Greystanes, near Merrylands West, is on an elevated ridge, which provides panoramic views of southwestern Sydney. It also features a children's playground, BBQ area and picnic shelters.
caption: The pedestrian cycleway.
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