The North Pine River is a minor river located in

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Location and features

The North Pine River rises in the

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in the Mount Mee State Forest, approximately northwest of

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, and flows generally southeast to form its

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with the

South Pine River The South Pine River is a minor river located in South East Queensland, Australia. It rises on the D'Aguilar Range and passes through the Samford Valley in the Moreton Bay Region local government area. Location and features The South Pine River ...

at Lawnton, where the river forms the Pine River. The river flows mostly through the

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, just to the south of

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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 for ...

, an artificial lake called Lake Samsonvale. This catchment provides

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to Redcliffe,

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Caboolture Caboolture () is a town and suburb in Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Caboolture had a population of 26,433 people. It is located on the north side of the Caboolture River, which separates the town from Morayfi ...

and the northern suburbs of Brisbane. After the North Pine Dam, the North Pine River continues through the suburbs of

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and Lawnton, where it meets with the South Pine River and forms the Pine River, flowing into Bramble Bay. The river descends over its course. The former

Pine Rivers Shire The Shire of Pine Rivers was a Local government in Australia, local government area about north of Brisbane in the Moreton Bay, Queensland, Moreton Bay region of South East Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed as ...

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 Hornibrook Bridge is a heritage-listed mostly-demolished road bridge on the Hornibrook Highway over Hays Inlet at Bramble Bay from Brighton, City of Brisbane to Clontarf, Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Manuel H ...

was brought down the North Pine River to Bramble Bay via barge.

Lake Kurwongbah The Sideling Creek Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam with an un-gated spillway across the Sideling Creek in Kurwongbah, Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. The main purposes of the dam are for potable water supply of the Moreton Bay ...

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 The Australian lungfish (''Neoceratodus forsteri''), also known as the Queensland lungfish, Burnett salmon and barramunda, is the only surviving member of the family Neoceratodontidae. It is one of only six extant lungfish species in the world. ...

Platypus The platypus (''Ornithorhynchus anatinus''), sometimes referred to as the duck-billed platypus, is a semiaquatic, egg-laying mammal Endemic (ecology), endemic to Eastern states of Australia, eastern Australia, including Tasmania. The platypu ...

sightings in both the North and South Pine rivers are relatively common compared to other rivers in the region. Cat's claw creeper (''

Dolichandra unguis-cati ''Dolichandra unguis-cati'', commonly known as cat's claw creeper, funnel creeper, or cat's claw trumpet, is a rapidly growing climbing vine belonging to the family Bignoniaceae. It affects all plant layers of the forest ecosystem spreading rapid ...

'') is an invasive weed vine that has done much damage to trees along the North Pine River catchment. In Queensland Cat's Claw is a Category 3 declared weed, which means its release into the environment is not allowed without a special permit.

References

External links

Moreton Bay Waterways ManagementSEQWater's North Pine Dam
{{Rivers of Queensland Rivers of Queensland Shire of Pine Rivers South East Queensland

Location and features

History

Flora and fauna

See also

References

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