Bremer River (Queensland)
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 Railway bridge across the Bremer River in Ipswich
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| Name origin: Captain James Gordon Bremer | |
| Country | Australia |
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| State | Queensland |
| Regions | Scenic Rim, South East Queensland |
| Part of | Brisbane River catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Western Creek, Franklin Vale Creek |
| - right | Warrill Creek, Reynold Creek, Purga Creek, Deebing Creek, Bundamba Creek |
| Cities | Ipswich, Brisbane |
| Source | Scenic Rim |
| - location | Main Range National Park |
| - elevation | 140 m (459 ft) |
| - coordinates | 27°55′55″S 152°27′53″E / 27.93194°S 152.46472°E |
| Mouth | confluence with the Brisbane River |
| - location | Barellan Point |
| - elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| - coordinates | 27°34′57″S 152°51′16″E / 27.58250°S 152.85444°ECoordinates: 27°34′57″S 152°51′16″E / 27.58250°S 152.85444°E |
| Length | 100 km (62 mi) |
| Basin | 2,032 km2 (785 sq mi) |
| National park | Main Range National Park |
 Location of Bremer River river mouth in Queensland
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The Bremer River is a river that is a tributary of the Brisbane River, located in the Scenic Rim and Brisbane regions of South East Queensland, Australia. The 100-kilometre (62 mi)-long Bremer River drains several Scenic Rim valleys in south-east Queensland, including the Fassifern Valley, with its catchment area covering approximately 2,032 square kilometres (785 sq mi). Most valleys within the catchment have extensive river terraces. The Bremer River system is extremely degraded.
Europeans John Oxley and Allan Cunningham discovered the river in 1824 and it was first named by Oxley as Bremer's Creek presumably after Captain James Gordon Bremer who was in charge of HMS Tamar, at that time performing duties in the waters of the colony of New South Wales.
The Bremer rises in the hills of the Scenic Rim, passes close to the town of Rosewood and winds through the city of Ipswich. The catchment area is bordered by the Little Liverpool Range to the west, with the Main Range lying to the south and south-west. Towards the east is Flinders Peak and the Teviot Range. The river has a number of tributaries including Deebing Creek, Bundamba Creek, Purga Creek, Reynolds Creek, Warrill Creek, Western Creek and Franklin Vale Creek. The town of Grandchester is situated on Western Creek and Rosevale was settled on the upper reaches. Its length is about 100 km (62 mi).
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