Caboolture River
| Caboolture | |
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 Railway Bridge over the Caboolture River, 1907
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| Name origin: Kabi Yugarabul dialect: Derived Kabultur to Caboolture, meaning "place of the carpet snake". | |
| Country | Australia |
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| State | Queensland |
| Region | South East Queensland |
| Local government area | Moreton Bay Region |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Wararba Creek, Lagoon Creek |
| City | Caboolture |
| Source | D'Aguilar Range |
| - location | below Campbells Pocket |
| - elevation | 262 m (860 ft) |
| - coordinates | 27°7′32″S 152°48′20″E / 27.12556°S 152.80556°E |
| Mouth | Deception Bay, Moreton Bay |
| - location | south of Beachmere |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| - coordinates | 27°09′09″S 153°02′48″E / 27.15250°S 153.04667°ECoordinates: 27°09′09″S 153°02′48″E / 27.15250°S 153.04667°E |
| Length | 46 km (29 mi) |
| Basin | 468 km2 (181 sq mi) |
| National park | D'Aguilar National Park |
| Reservoir | Caboolture Weir |
 Location of the Caboolture River mouth in Queensland
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The Caboolture River is a small river in South East Queensland, Australia.
Formed by runoff from the D'Aguilar Range, the Caboolture River rises below Campbells Pocket near Ocean View and flows generally east, joined by two minor tributaries and flowing through Rocksberg, Caboolture and Morayfield before entering Deception Bay, part of Moreton Bay, south of Beachmere. The river descends 262 metres (860 ft) over its 46-kilometre (29 mi) course.
The catchment area covers 468 square kilometres (181 sq mi). There are no dams on the waterway, except for a weir and the only major crossing is the Bruce Highway bridge. The Caboolture River is tidal for 19 kilometres (12 mi) upstream to the Caboolture Weir. At the river mouth a sand bar reduces the impact of tidal energy.
Increased urbanisation in the catchment is posing a significant environmental threat to the river, particularly land clearing which is fragmenting pockets of forest. In the upper reaches this has led to stormwater and sewerage runoff that has created significant nutrient and sediment loads. Except for mangrove forests near the river's mouth most of the riparian vegetation has been cleared. An upgrade at the Caboolture Sewerage Treatment plant has reduced some pollution impacts.
Upper parts of the catchment are protected with the D'Aguilar National Park.
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