Olinda Creek

Olinda Creek
(Gnurt-bille-worrun)
Olinda Creek Main street crossing from pedestrian footbridge
EtymologyNamed after Alice Olinda Hodgkinson, daughter of Deputy Surveyor-General Clement Hodgkinson
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionCentral Victoria
CityMelbourne
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Dandenong
  locationGreat Dividing Range, Victoria
  elevation580 m (1,900 ft)
Mouth 
  location
Yarra River, Coldstream, Victoria, Australia
  elevation
76 m (249 ft)
Length21.4 km (13.3 mi)
Discharge 
  locationmouth

Olinda Creek (Woiwurrung: Gnurt-bille-worrun) is a major tributary of the Yarra River in Victoria, Australia. Its origins are in the Dandenong Ranges, and it is notable for passing through the settlement of Lilydale (now a suburb of Melbourne) before joining with the Yarra near Coldstream.