page_title: Duck River (New South Wales)
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Duck River (New South Wales) / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: The Duck River in Clyde, New South Wales, passing under the M4 motorway
context_page_description: The Duck River is a perennial stream and southern tributary of the Parramatta River, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
context_section_description: The Duck River flows in a generally north then east-north-east direction for about 11.5 kilometres (7.1 mi) from where it rises from a drain in the suburb of Birrong to where it joins the Parramatta River at Silverwater.  In its lower reaches it is a tidal creek.
  The Wetlands are of regional conservation significance, providing home to three Endangered Ecological Communities and several threatened species, and are highly valued by the local community.
  The Duck River Catchment commences in the Bankstown local government area, near Bankstown and Condell Park. The area drains north through a system of stormwater pipes and open drains to the Sydney Water Supply Pipeline at Sefton, which is the boundary between Bankstown City and Parramatta City. From here, a more natural watercourse continues through the Parramatta and Auburn local government areas to eventually join the Parramatta River.
  Downstream, A'Becketts Creek flows into Duck River at Rosehill, near the M4 Western Motorway overpass of James Ruse Drive and the Rosehill Heliport/Airport.
caption: Duck River in Clyde, passing under the M4 Western Motorway
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