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Tank Stream empties in Sydney Cove in New South Wales, Australia. It originates in western Hyde Park. At high tide, it entered Sydney Cove between Bridge Street and Pitt Streets. The catchment was 65 hectares, corresponding to Sydney central business district. During a 1790 drought, the three tanks giving its name were cut in sandstone beside it. Following construction, the stream ran underground. Some would like to see it run above ground again. ^[1] Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... Sydney Cove is a small bay on the southern shore of Port Jackson (commonly but incorrectly called Sydney Harbour), on the coast of the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... NSW redirects here. ... |Hyde Park A Fig-lined avenue in Hyde Park Archibald Fountain, Hyde Park, Sydney Hyde Park is a large park in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Pitt Street is a major street in the central business district of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... A view of the Sydney CBD from Farm Cove Map of the CBD The central business district (CBD) of Sydney, the capital of New South Wales, Australia, extends southwards for about 2 km from Sydney Cove, the point of first European settlement. ...

Excavations around Tank Stream uncover aborigine flake stone artefacts made from water-worn pebbles. The stream gave them water, fish and other resources.^{[citation needed]}

When colonized, the area was chosen for similar reasons. The New South Wales colony was planned in 1788 for Botany Bay, but there was no fresh water (among other problems). This led Governor Arthur Phillip to seek a better site in Port Jackson. Sydney Cove was chosen because it had 'the finest spring of water'. On January 26, 1788 the new colony was inaugurated. For other Botany Bays see Botany Bay (disambiguation) Bicentennial Monument at Botany Bay Botany Bay is a bay in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, a few kilometers south of the central business district. ... Admiral Arthur Phillip RN (11 October 1738 – 31 August 1814) was a British naval officer and colonial administrator. ... For other uses, see Port Jackson (disambiguation). ... is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Tank Stream could not meet the needs of the growing colony. It was abandoned in 1826, though little more than an open sewer for the preceding two decades.^{[citation needed]} Sydney's next supply of water was Busby's Bore, in 1830. Busbys Bore was Sydneys second water supply. ...

In 1850, the swamp feeding the Tank Stream was drained. Starting in 1860, the Tank Stream was progressively covered and is now a storm water channel. Parts of the Tank Stream exist today under Sydney's streets^[vague], controlled by Sydney Water CBD.

Tank Stream tours are run by the Historic Houses Trust and Sydney Water. These are usually in April and November. The tickets are limited, doled by ballot. There's an information centre behind locked gates at the beginning of the tour. One can also trace the previous stream course following art work, street names, and pub names.^[2]

Notes

Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

• The Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage of Sydney, W.V.Aird, 1961.