Moggill Creek

Moggill
Creek
Country	Australia
State	Queensland
Region	South East Queensland
Part of	Brisbane River
City	Brisbane
Mouth	confluence with the Brisbane River
- location	Kenmore

Moggill Creek is a creek in Brisbane, the largest city in Queensland, Australia. The creek rises on the Taylor Range and runs in a south-easterly direction from the southern edge of Brisbane Forest Park in Kholo and Pullenvale, flowing through Upper Brookfield and joining the Brisbane River at Kenmore.

There are various land uses within the Moggill catchment, including commercial and residential areas, grazing and natural bushland. Moggill Creek is an ephemeral creek: during period of low rain it may not flow. In contrast to other waterways in the Brisbane area, Moggill Creek is considered to be relatively undisturbed.^[1]

Gold Creek is a tributary of Moggill Creek and is dammed by a small reservoir called Gold Creek Dam.

Moggill Creek is a platypus hotspot with a number of locations along the creek being good places to spot the shy animal.^[2] The creek has the most platypus sightings for any Brisbane waterway, followed by Enoggera Creek.^[3]

See also

Queensland portal

• List of rivers of Australia

References

1. ^ "Brisbane City Water Quality (2003)". epa.gov.qld.au. http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/environmental_management/water/water_quality_monitoring/projects/water_quality_monitoring_programs/brisbane_city_water_quality/. Retrieved 2008-01-15. 
2. ^ "Platypus `hot spots' identified for Great Queensland PlatySearch". The State of Queensland (Environmental Protection Agency). 2001-09-18. http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/projects/media/index.cgi?offset=96. Retrieved 2008-01-06. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "Queensland Platypus Care News No. 1" (pdf). Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland. 2006-03-01. http://www.saveourwaterwaysnow.com/_dbase_upl/PlatyNews_1.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-26. 

Coordinates: 27°31′27.696″S 152°55′25.683″E / 27.52436°S 152.92380083°E / -27.52436; 152.92380083