Oxley Creek
| Oxley (Benarrawa) | |
| Creek | |
 Oxley Creek seen from Sherwood Road
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| Name origin: John Oxley | |
| Country | Australia |
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| State | Queensland |
| Region | South East Queensland |
| Part of | Brisbane River |
| Source | Mount Perry near Flinders Peak |
| - location | Mount Perry, Scenic Rim |
| - elevation | 190 m (623 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with the Brisbane River |
| - location | Tennyson |
| - elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| - coordinates | 27°31′26″S 152°59′41″E / 27.52389°S 152.99472°ECoordinates: 27°31′26″S 152°59′41″E / 27.52389°S 152.99472°E |
| Length | 70 km (43 mi) |
| Basin | 260 km2 (100 sq mi) |
 Location of the Oxley Creek mouth in Queensland
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The Oxley Creek (Yagara: Benarrawa) is a creek that is a tributary of the Brisbane River, located in suburban Brisbane in the South East region of Queensland, Australia.
Rising in the low hills in Scenic Rim Region, water from the 260-square-kilometre (100 sq mi) large catchment area flows into Oxley Creek as it flows through the western parts of Logan City and into Brisbane. At 70 kilometres (43 mi), the Oxley Creek is Brisbane's longest creek and the only sand-based one in the city.
The headwaters of Oxley Creek begin on the northern slopes of Mount Perry, south of Ipswich, in the Scenic Rim Region. From here, the creek flows northwards about 70 kilometres (43 mi), eventually discharging into the Brisbane River at Tennyson. Tributaries of Oxley Creek include Crewes Creek, Blunder Creek, Sheep Station Gully, Stable Swamp Creek, Rocky Water Holes Creek, Little Doris Creek and Moolabin Creek.
Oxley Creek's upper catchment is sparsely populated and largely natural, with forested hills and grazing land. However, in other parts of the catchment, urban development has had great impact. In the middle and lower catchment, Oxley Creek and its tributaries flow through 28 Brisbane suburbs including Algester, Corinda, Darra, Durack, Forest Lake, Moorooka, Salisbury, Sunnybank Hills, Graceville and Sherwood. Major industrial areas of Acacia Ridge, Coopers Plains and Rocklea are located in the catchment, as well as waste water treatment plants at Oxley and Inala, and the vicinity of Archerfield Airport.
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