Bennett Brook (Australia)

Bennett Brook's catchment area covers . Approximately half of the catchment area is covered by Whiteman Park and the Gnangara Pine Plantation. The rest of the catchment is urbanised, covering the suburbs of Ballajura, Beechboro, Bennett Springs, Kiara, Lockridge, Malaga, Morley and Noranda. The tributaries to the west are highly modified and partially underground. The tributaries to the north are mostly natural. Upstream areas only flow between August and November. Groundwater pumping from the Gnangara Mound has made the flow lower than the natural flow. Downstream areas flow year round. Urbanisation has made the flow downstream higher than the natural flow, due to higher surface runoff from roads and houses. ==Bridges==

From south to north: • Benara Road • Reid Highway, which opened on 25 November 1996 • Marshall Road • The Ellenbrook line, which bridges over the brook at one of it narrowest points ==Fauna==

Animals found in and around Bennett Brook include: • Chelodina oblonga – southwestern snake-necked turtle • Westralunio carteri – species of freshwater mussel • Isoodon obesulus – quenda or southern brown bandicoot • Trichosurus vulpecula – brush-tailed possum • Hydromys chrysogaster – water rat ==Name==

Bennett Brook is named after Matilda Bennett, the wife of John Septimus Roe. ==See also==