About the Catchment Area

Panalatinga Creek

Panalatinga creek is a small watercourse with a long name - and a name that is often mispronounced at that!

The word Panalatinga is derived from Pandlotinga, the name by which the local aboriginal people had called the creek. Inga is their word for a path of water.

Panalatinga creek originates at the top of the range in the Chandlers Hill / Onkaparinga Hills area. The creek flows through Reynella before connecting with the Field River in Trott Park. The creek has been used for a variety of activities over the years. One of the earliest recorded uses was as a source of water for Cabernet Sauvignon grape vines planted by the region’s original founder, John Reynell in 1839.