Elliott River (Queensland)

This article is about the river in Queensland. For other uses, see Elliott River.
Elliott
Eliott
River
Name origin: In honour of Gilbert Eliott[1]
Country Australia
State Queensland
Region Wide Bay-Burnett
Tributaries
 - left Gillens Creek, Yellow Waterholes Creek
 - right Mahogany Creek
Source Bingera Forest
 - location north of Cordalba
 - elevation 30 m (98 ft)
 - coordinates 24°59′32″S 152°18′26″E / 24.99222°S 152.30722°E / -24.99222; 152.30722
Mouth Coral Sea
 - location Elliott Heads
 - elevation 0 m (0 ft)
 - coordinates 24°55′25″S 152°29′35″E / 24.92361°S 152.49306°E / -24.92361; 152.49306Coordinates: 24°55′25″S 152°29′35″E / 24.92361°S 152.49306°E / -24.92361; 152.49306
Length 25 km (16 mi)
Basin 727 km2 (281 sq mi)
Location of Elliott River mouth in Queensland
[2]

The Elliott River is a river in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia.

The headwaters of the river rise on the eastern edge of the Bingera Forest Reserve approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of Bundaberg and flows in an easterly direction. The river crosses the Goodwood Road passing through the suburb of Elliot and entering the Elliott River Fish Habitat Area and then discharging in the Coral Sea near Elliott Heads. The river descends 30 metres (98 ft) over its 25-kilometre (16 mi) course.[2]

The river has a catchment area of 727 square kilometres (281 sq mi) of which an area of 11 square kilometres (4 sq mi) is composed of estuarine wetlands.[3]

The river was named in honour of Gilbert Eliott, a public servant and politician who served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland between 1860 and 1870, and was Member for Wide Bay during the same term. The spelling of the river has been changed to double "l" over time.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Elliott River (entry 11553)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Map of Elliott River, QLD". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Elliott River drainage basin". WetlandInfo. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
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