Lower Prospect Canal Reserve, Sydney

Name: Lower Prospect Canal Reserve
Address: Sydney, Australia

#692 among attractions in Sydney

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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. ()

Opened: 1888 (136 years ago)Elevation: 157 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 33°50'1"S, 150°56'31"E

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Holroyd (Greystanes)Sydney Australia

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Nearby attractions include: Raging Waters Sydney, Old Government House, Westfield Parramatta, Prospect Reservoir.

2.5 miNW
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