The North Pine River is a minor river located in
South East Queensland
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Location and features
The North Pine River rises in the
D'Aguilar Range
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in the Mount Mee State Forest, approximately northwest of
Brisbane
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, and flows generally southeast to form its
confluence
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with the
South Pine River at
Lawnton, where the river forms the
Pine River. The river flows mostly through the
Moreton Bay Region
The Moreton Bay Region is a local government area in the north of the Brisbane metropolitan city in South East Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it replaced three established local government areas, the City of Redcliffe and the Shi ...
, just to the south of
Dayboro. Along with Kobble Creek it is dammed at
Whiteside to form the
North Pine Dam
The North Pine Dam is a mass concrete gravity dam with earth-fill embankments on abutments with a gated spillway across the North Pine River that is located in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. The main purpose of the dam is ...
, an artificial lake called Lake Samsonvale. This catchment provides
drinking water
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to
Redcliffe,
Pine Rivers
The Shire of Pine Rivers was a local government area about north of Brisbane in the Moreton Bay region of South East Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1888 until 2008, when ...
,
Caboolture and the northern suburbs of Brisbane.
After the North Pine Dam, the North Pine River continues through the suburbs of
Petrie and
Lawnton, where it meets with the South Pine River and forms the Pine River, flowing into
Bramble Bay
Bramble Bay is an embayment of Moreton Bay in South East Queensland, Australia. The Brisway map reference is 12 H5, or see page 91 G19 in Refidex.
The Houghton Highway, Hornibrook Bridge and Ted Smout Memorial Bridge span Bramble Bay, connectin ...
. The river descends over its
course
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Directions or navigation
* Course (navigation), the path of travel
* Course (orienteering), a series of control points visited by orienteers during a competition, marked with red/white flags in the terrain, and corresponding ...
.
[
The former ]Pine Rivers Shire
The Shire of Pine Rivers was a local government area about north of Brisbane in the Moreton Bay region of South East Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1888 until 2008, when it ...
draws its name from the North Pine, South Pine and Pine Rivers.
History
In the early 1930s timber for the construction of the Hornibrook Bridge was brought down the North Pine River to Bramble Bay via barge. Lake Kurwongbah was built in 1964 on Sideling Creek, a tributary of the North Pine River.
In January 2011, a significant flood occurred due to heavy rain and dam releases from North Pine Dam. Some areas of Petrie, Strathpine, Lawnton and surrounding areas had to be evacuated on short notice as the river level rose quickly causing flooding in low lying areas.
Flora and fauna
The North Pine River is one of a few rivers that contains natural populations of the rare Queensland lungfish. Platypus
The platypus (''Ornithorhynchus anatinus''), sometimes referred to as the duck-billed platypus, is a semiaquatic, egg-laying mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania. The platypus is the sole living representative or monot ...
sightings in both the North and South Pine rivers are relatively common compared to other rivers in the region.
See also
* List of rivers of Queensland
References
External links
Moreton Bay Waterways ManagementSEQWater's North Pine Dam
{{Rivers of Queensland
Rivers of Queensland
Shire of Pine Rivers
South East Queensland