Blackwater, Queensland

Blackwater, Queensland

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Blackwater
state = qld


caption =
lga = Central Highlands Regional Council
postcode = 4717
est =
pop = 5,031
pop_footnotes =
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Fitzroy
fedgov = Flynn
dist1 = 825
dir1 = NW
location1= Brisbane
dist2 = 198
dir2 = W
location2= Rockhampton
dist3 = 79
dir3 = E
location3= Emerald

Blackwater (coord|23|28|S|148|46|E|region:AU-QLD_type:city) is the major town of a significant coal mining area in Central Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Blackwater had a population of 5,031.Census 2006 AUS
id=UCL306000
name=Blackwater (Urban Centre/Locality)
accessdate=2007-10-25
quick=on]

Six major open cut coal mines dot the landscape surrounding the town and provide its main employment opportunities. The town is also situated close to the Blackdown Tableland National Park which lies to the south.

Blackwater is supposedly named after the Blackwater Creek which apparently was first observed to flow with black water, this may have been caused by tree roots growing into the creek. Coal deposits were discovered there by Ludwig Leichhardt in 1845.

ee also

*Blackwater Airport

References

External links

* [http://www.walkabout.com.au/locations/QLDBlackwater.shtml Blackwater travel guide]


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