Ross River is a rural
locality
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in the
City of Townsville
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,
Queensland
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, Australia.
In the , Ross River had "no people or a very low population".
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Geography
The Ross River (the river) forms the western boundary of the locality. Lake Ross occupies much of the locality and is a reservoir created by the Ross River Dam
The Ross River Dam is a rock and earthfill-filled embankment dam across the Ross River, located between Kelso and Mount Stuart in the City of Townsville in northern Queensland, Australia. Built initially for flood control, Lake Ross, the im ...
across the river.
History
The locality is presumably named after the river Ross River which is named after publican William Alfred Ross.
Demographics
In the , Ross River had "no people or a very low population".
References
{{Suburbs of Townsville
City of Townsville
Localities in Queensland