Mahul Creek is a tidal creek in north west Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

. It opens into the Thane Creek

Thane Creek

Thane Creek is part of the estuary of the Ulhas River in western India opening into Mumbai Harbour. It comprises the area stretching from Mumbra Retibunder to the Mankhurd-Vashi Bridge. It has been recognised as an Important Bird Area by the Bombay Natural History Society, as it is home to...

. The creek is located near the neighbourhoods of Chembur

Chembur

Chembur is a suburban neighbourhood in eastern Mumbai, India. It is 22 km from downtown Mumbai and 20 km from Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport...

 and Mahul

Mahul

Mahul is a neighbourhood of Mumbai in the Trombay area....

. It is surrounded by mangrove

Mangrove

Mangroves are various kinds of trees up to medium height and shrubs that grow in saline coastal sediment habitats in the tropics and subtropics – mainly between latitudes N and S...

forests. When measured from the high tide line of one bank to another, the creek is over 350 metres (1,148 ft) wide. The creek also serves as a discharge for excess rainwater in eastern suburban Mumbai.