Ross River may refer to:
Watercourses
Australia
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Ross River (Queensland), the main river that flows through Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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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 ...
, located at the end of Riverway Drive in the City of Townsville
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Ross Creek (North Queensland)
The Ross Creek, part of the Ross River catchment, is a minor creek in the upper reaches of the river catchment, located southwest of Townsville, in North Queensland, Australia.
Course and features
The creek rises on the eastern slopes of Gr ...
, a tributary of the Ross River, near Townsville
Canada
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Jos-Ross River, a
river of Quebec, tributary of the Portneuf River
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Ross River (Eastmain River) Ross River may refer to:
Watercourses Australia
* Ross River (Queensland), the main river that flows through Townsville, Queensland, Australia
** Ross River Dam, located at the end of Riverway Drive in the City of Townsville
** Ross Creek (North ...
, tributary of
Eastmain River, in Nord-du-Québec, Québec
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Ross River (Yukon)
The Ross River in the Yukon, Canada is one of the main tributaries of the Pelly River. It rises in the Mackenzie Mountains and the community of Ross River can be found where it joins the Pelly. In 1843, Robert Campbell named the river after Dona ...
, one of the main tributaries of the Pelly River
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Ross River, Yukon
Ross River is an unincorporated community in Yukon, Canada. It lies at the junction of the Ross River and the Pelly River, along the Canol Road, not far from the Campbell Highway. Primary access to the Campbell Highway is via a nine-mile acc ...
, an unincorporated community found where the Ross River meets the Pelly
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Ross River Dena Council The Ross River Dena Council is a First Nation in the eastern Yukon Territory in Canada. Its main centre is in Ross River, Yukon at the junction of the Campbell Highway and the Canol Road, near the confluence of the Pelly River and the Ross River. ...
, a First Nations group in Ross River
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Ross River Airport
Ross River Airport is located south of Ross River, Yukon
Yukon (; ; formerly called Yukon Territory and also referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the second-least populated pr ...
, the airport that serves the community
Medicine and diseases
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Ross River virus
''Ross River virus'' (RRV) is a small encapsulated single-strand RNA ''Alphavirus'' endemic to Australia, Papua New Guinea and other islands in the South Pacific. It is responsible for a type of mosquito-borne non-lethal but extremely debilita ...
, an arbovirus of the genus Alphavirus
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Ross River Fever
Ross River fever is a mosquito-borne infectious disease caused by infection with the Ross River virus. The illness is typically characterised by flu like symptoms combined with polyarthritis and a rash. The virus is endemic to mainland Australi ...
, a mosquito-transmitted Alphavirus
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