The Pine River is a small river in
South East
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Queensland
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, Australia.
The river is formed by the
confluence
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of the
North Pine
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History
North ...
and the
South Pine rivers at
Lawnton, continuing 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
Brisway map reference is 440 D10.
Location and features
The Pine River carries the city border between 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 Shires ...
and
City of Brisbane
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along its middle (continuing up the South Pine River). The northern shoreline follows Pine Rivers suburbs of
Murrumba Downs
Murrumba Downs is a suburb in Moreton Bay Regional Council, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 Census, Murrumba Downs had a population of 10,795 people.
Geography
Murrumba Downs is located east of Kallangur on the Bruce Highway by road no ...
and
Griffin
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, while the southern shoreline follows Brisbane suburbs of
Bald Hills and
Brighton
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Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze A ...
. The river descends over its
course.
[ The Bald Hills Creek feeds into the Pine River which create the Bald Hills Creek and Tinchi Tamba Wetlands Reserve, a large environmental park covering more than . The Pine River and Hays Inlet wetland is significant because of its value to wildlife, especially migratory waders. The Pine River is classified as being 'extensively modified'.
The ]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 Pine, the North Pine and the South Pine rivers.
Flora species
*''Mangrove Species'':
**River mangrove (''Aegiceras corniculatum
''Aegiceras corniculatum'', commonly known as black mangrove, river mangrove, goat's horn mangrove, or khalsi, is a species of shrub or tree mangrove in the primrose family, Primulaceae, with a distribution in coastal and estuarine areas ranging ...
''),
**Large-fruited orange mangrove (''Bruguiera gymnorhiza
''Bruguiera gymnorhiza'', the large-leafed orange mangrove or oriental mangrove,) is a mangrove tree that grows usually to 7-20m high, but sometimes up to 35m, that belongs to the family Rhizophoraceae. It is found on the seaward side of mangrov ...
''),
**Yellow mangrove (''Ceriops tagal
''Ceriops tagal'', commonly known as spurred mangrove or Indian mangrove, is a mangrove tree species in the family Rhizophoraceae. It is a protected tree in South Africa. The specific epithet ' is a plant name from the Tagalog language.
Descrip ...
''),
**Spotted mangrove (''Rhizophora stylosa
''Rhizophora stylosa'', the spotted mangrove, red mangrove, small stilted mangrove or stilt-root mangrove, is a tree in the family Rhizophoraceae. The specific epithet ' is from the Latin meaning "stylus form", referring to the flower.
Descripti ...
''),
**Milky mangrove ('' Exoecaria agallocha''),
**Black mangrove (''Lumnitzera racemosa
''Lumnitzera racemosa'', commonly known as the white-flowered black mangrove, is a species of mangrove in the family Combretaceae. It is found on the eastern coast of Africa and other places in the western Indo-Pacific region. It has one accept ...
'').
*''Eucalypt and mixed woodland species'':
**Moreton Bay ash (''Corymbia tessellaris
''Corymbia tessellaris'', commonly known as carbeen or Moreton Bay ash, is a species of tree that is endemic to north-eastern Australia. It has rough, tessellated bark on the lower trunk abruptly changing to smooth, whitish bark above, narrow la ...
''),
**Grey ironbark (''Eucalyptus paniculata
''Eucalyptus paniculata'', commonly known as grey ironbark, is a species of tree that is endemic to New South Wales. It has dark-coloured, deeply furrowed ironbark on the trunk and branches, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in gro ...
''),
**Swamp she-oak (''Casuarina glauca
''Casuarina glauca'', commonly known as the swamp she-oak, swamp oak, grey oak, or river oak, is a species of ''Casuarina'' native to the east coast of Australia. It is found from central Queensland south to southern New South Wales. It has becom ...
''),
**White bottlebrush ('' Callistemon salignus''),
**Swamp paperbark (''M. quinquenervia''),
**Broad-leaved leopard tree ('' Flindersia collina''),
**Cotton tree (''Hibiscus tiliaceus
''Hibiscus tiliaceus'', commonly known as the sea hibiscus or coast cottonwood, is a species of flowering tree in the mallow family, Malvaceae, with a pantropical distribution along coastlines. It has also been introduced to Florida and New Zea ...
'').
The predominant land uses in the catchment area are native bush, grazing, rural residential and urban.
Human uses
Water Supply: 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 ...
North Pine Dam (Lake Samsonvale) is located on the North Pine River. The storage capacity for water supply is .
Recreational fishing: Pine river is a popular waterway for recreational fishing. Total estimated recreational catch for Pine River in 1997 was 1,509,755 fish (2.71% of Qld total) from an estimated 141,092 fishing trips (1.31% of Qld total). Estimated catch by top five species included; Whiting 351,799, Bream 230,598, Winter Whiting 203,028, Diver Whiting 190,131, Snapper (Squire) 127,298. (Data for 1999)
A maximum of ten commercial boats fished Pine River in 1999, for a total catch of . Pine River is also used for other water based recreation including water skiing and the use of personal water craft.
See also
*List of rivers of Queensland
This is a list of rivers of Australia. Rivers are ordered alphabetically, by state. The same river may be found in more than one state as many rivers cross state borders.
Longest rivers nationally
Longest river by state or territory
Althoug ...
References
External links
Pine Rivers Shire Waterways
{{Rivers of Queensland
Rivers of Queensland
Geography of South East Queensland
Moreton Bay