Maroochy River

Maroochy
River
Country	Australia
State	Queensland
Region	South East Queensland
Source	Blackall Range
Mouth	Maroochydore
Basin	630 km2 (243 sq mi)

The Maroochy River is a river in South East Queensland, Australia. The river rises from the eastern slopes of the Blackall Range and flows east through Eumundi, before entering the sea at Maroochydore.^[1] Other populated centres in the catchment include Nambour, Eudlo, Yandina and Coolum.

The watershed of the Maroochy River encompasses 630 km² of undulating hills which have been cleared for agriculture and urban uses.^[2] There are three dams in the catchment area including Wappa Dam, Cooloolabin Dam and Poona Dam which total to 27,997 ML of capacity.^[1] There are two main arms the North and South Maroochy River.^[3] Tributaries of the river include Petrie Creek and its major tributary Paynter Creek, Eudlo Creek, Coolum Creek, Doonan Creek and Yandina Creek.^[3]

Significant floods on the Maroochy River have occurred in 1893, 1951, 1974 and 1992.^[4] In 1994 the Maroochy River flood warning system was setup to provide river height predictions for the Maroochy Shire Council.^[4]

The mouth of the river was affected by the 2009 southeast Queensland oil spill, reaching about two kilometres upstream to the Maroochy Bridge.^[5]

See also

Queensland portal

• List of rivers of Australia

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Water resources - Overview - Queensland - Basin & Surface Water Management Area: Maroochy River". Australian Natural Resources Atlas. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. http://www.anra.gov.au/topics/water/overview/qld/basin-maroochy-river.html. Retrieved 2009-05-25. 
2. ^ "Maroochy River Catchment and Estuary". Healthy Waterways. Moreton Bay Waterways and Catchment Partnership. 2008. http://www.healthywaterways.org/EcosystemHealthMonitoringProgram/2008ReportCardResults/CatchmentResults/MaroochyRoverCatchmentandEstuary.aspx. Retrieved 2009-05-26. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Maroochy River". State of the Rivers report. Department of Environment and Resource Management. http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/science/state_of_rivers/maroochy.html. Retrieved 2009-05-25. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Flood Warning System For The Maroochy River". Bureau of Meteorology (Australia). http://www.bom.gov.au/hydro/flood/qld/brochures/maroochy/maroochy.shtml. Retrieved 2009-05-25. 
5. ^ Janel Shorthouse, Sara Hicks, Bruce Atkinson (2009-03-13). "Oil spill spreads upstream". ABC Sunshine & Cooloola Coasts Queensland. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2009/03/13/2515382.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-26. ^{[dead link]}

Coordinates: 26°39′S 153°06′E / 26.65°S 153.1°E / -26.65; 153.1