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Ross River, Queensland

Ross
River
Ross River and Aplins Weir.jpg
Ross River as it runs through Townsville suburbs, with Aplins Weir visible on right
Name origin: W. A. Ross, a colonial settler
Country Australia
State Queensland
Region North Queensland
Tributaries
 - left Ross Creek, Goondi Creek
 - right Stuart Creek
City Townsville
Source Hervey Range
 - location below Pepper Pot Mountain
 - elevation 92 m (302 ft)
 - coordinates 19°34′07″S 146°43′12″E / 19.56861°S 146.72000°E / -19.56861; 146.72000
Mouth Coral Sea
 - location South Townsville
 - elevation 0 m (0 ft)
 - coordinates 19°15′25″S 146°50′58″E / 19.25694°S 146.84944°E / -19.25694; 146.84944Coordinates: 19°15′25″S 146°50′58″E / 19.25694°S 146.84944°E / -19.25694; 146.84944
Length 49 km (30 mi)
Basin 1,340 km2 (517 sq mi)
Reservoirs Black Weir; Gleeson's Weir; Aplin's Weir; Ross River Dam
Ross River (Queensland) is located in Queensland
Ross River (Queensland)
Location of Ross River river mouth in Queensland

The Ross River is a river located in northern Queensland, Australia. The 49-kilometre (30 mi) long river flows through the city of Townsville and empties into the Coral Sea. It is the major waterway flowing through Townsville and the city's main source of drinking water.

The river rises in the Hervey Range below Pepper Pot Mountain and flows generally north through Lake Ross, across a flat coastal plain and east around Mount Stuart into Townsville city. The Ross River flows across the Townsville suburbs of Aitkenvale, Annandale, Condon, Kelso, Mundingburra, Murray and Rasmussen. The river is joined by three minor tributaries including Ross Creek, before reaching its mouth south east of Townsville. This area is currently being developed into a marina precinct. Flow rates in the river are controlled by the Ross River Dam, the largest dam in the catchment. There are seven crossings over the river and three weirs exist along the river. The river has a catchment area of 1,340 square kilometres (517 sq mi) of which an area of 102 square kilometres (39 sq mi) is composed of estuarine wetlands.

The Ross River Parkway is a series of parks, community facilities and pedestrian bridges which stretch from Twin Cities Bridge, Douglas to Rooney's Bridge, Railway Estate which are interlinked by more than 30 kilometres (19 mi) of shared use pathways. The parkway is used for recreation by many people who exercise or play in the parkland or along the network of paths, but was also designed to provide a safe network of paths to link the Townsville central business district to outlying suburbs. The parkway was developed over a series of years with funding from the Townsville City Council and Queensland Government and linked a series of existing parks, paths and bridges together. Notable facilities in the Ross River Parkway include Riverway, Tony Ireland Stadium, Riverside Lodge, Rossiter Park, The Palmetum, Aplin's Weir Rotary Park, Bicentennial Park and Black, Gleeson's and Aplin's Weirs.


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