Tank Stream
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Tank Stream is a historic watercourse in central Sydney that once served as the colony’s primary freshwater supply and now runs mostly underground beneath the modern city.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
watercourse ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Landing of the First Fleet
ⓘ
surface form:
First Fleet
Sydney Cove ⓘ early urban development of Sydney ⓘ |
| channelModification |
was converted into a covered drain
ⓘ
was progressively enclosed ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
plaques in Sydney CBD
ⓘ
street markers indicating its course ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Sydney’s colonial origins ⓘ |
| currentFunction | stormwater drain ⓘ |
| discoveryBy | European colonists in 1788 ⓘ |
| flowsInto |
Sydney Harbour
ⓘ
surface form:
Port Jackson
Sydney Cove ⓘ |
| hasHeritageInterpretation |
guided tours on limited occasions
ⓘ
public information displays about its history ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | recognized as a significant heritage feature of Sydney ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
influenced location of Sydney’s original town layout
ⓘ
supported first European settlement at Sydney Cove ⓘ |
| historicalUse | primary freshwater supply for early Sydney colony ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New South Wales
ⓘ
Sydney ⓘ Sydney ⓘ
surface form:
Sydney central business district
|
| locatedUnder | modern city streets of central Sydney ⓘ |
| management |
Sydney
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Sydney
|
| nameOrigin | water was stored in tanks cut into the rock beside the stream ⓘ |
| partOf | Sydney’s early water supply system ⓘ |
| periodOfPrimaryUseAsWaterSupply |
early 19th century
ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ |
| status | mostly underground ⓘ |
| undergroundSectionLocation |
beneath Bridge Street area
ⓘ
beneath George Street area ⓘ beneath Pitt Street area ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Landing of the First Fleet
ⓘ
surface form:
First Fleet settlers
early Sydney colony ⓘ |
| visibility | largely not visible at surface ⓘ |
| watercourseType |
creek
ⓘ
stream ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.