The South Pine River is a minor river located in
South East
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Queensland
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, Australia. It rises on the
D'Aguilar Range
The D'Aguilar Range is a mountain range near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The town of Dayboro, Queensland, Dayboro is situated on the lower foothills midway along the range and the Sunshine Coast Hinterland town of Mooloolah, Queensland, ...
and passes through the
Samford Valley in 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 ...
local government area.
Location and features
The South Pine River rises in the
D'Aguilar Range
The D'Aguilar Range is a mountain range near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The town of Dayboro, Queensland, Dayboro is situated on the lower foothills midway along the range and the Sunshine Coast Hinterland town of Mooloolah, Queensland, ...
below
Mount Glorious
Mount Glorious is a rural locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mount Glorious had a population of 296 people. Geography
Mount Glorious is a mountain which is part of the D'Aguilar Range and is a suburb in Moreton ...
near , northwest of
Brisbane
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, and flows generally east, to form its
confluence
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with the
North Pine River
The North Pine River is a minor river located in South East Queensland, Australia.
Location and features
The North Pine River rises in the D'Aguilar Range in the Mount Mee State Forest, approximately northwest of Brisbane, and flows general ...
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 Shires ...
; it is joined by Dawson Creek,
Creek and
Cedar Creek before snaking through the outer northwestern suburbs of Brisbane where it divides the suburbs of and to the north and to the south. Meeting with Albany Creek in the suburb of the same name, it carries the city council boundary between the
Moreton Bay Regional Council
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 Shir ...
and the
Brisbane City Council
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down to its confluence. To the northwest of the South Pine River are the Pine Rivers suburbs of
Strathpine and Lawnton, while on the southeast are Brisbane City Council suburbs
Bridgeman Downs and
Bald Hills. The river descends over its
course.
[
On early maps the river was called Eden River.]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 South Pine, North Pine and Pine Rivers.
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
Moreton Bay Regional Council Waterways Management
{{Rivers of Queensland
Rivers of Queensland
Shire of Pine Rivers
South East Queensland