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The Elliott River is a
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of w ...
in the
Wide Bay–Burnett
Wide Bay–Burnett is a region of the Australian state of Queensland, located between north of the state capital, Brisbane. The area's population growth has exceeded the state average over the past 20 years, and it is forecast to grow to more ...
region of
Queensland
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, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, establishe ...
, Australia.
The headwaters of the river rise in the west of the
locality
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* Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England
* Locality (linguistics)
* Locality (settlement)
* Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...
of
Elliott approximately south-west of
Bundaberg and flows in an easterly direction. The river crosses the Goodwood Road passing through the suburb of Elliot and entering the Elliott River Fish Habitat Area and then discharging in the
Coral Sea near
Elliott Heads
Elliott Heads is a coastal town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.
Geography
The town is located at the River mouth, mouth of the Elliott River (Queensland), Elliott River, nort ...
. The river descends over its
course.
The river has a
catchment area
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of of which an area of is composed of
estuarine wetlands.
The river was named in honour of
Gilbert Eliott, a public servant and politician who served as
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland is elected by the members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly to preside over sittings of the Assembly and to maintain orderly proceedings. The Speaker must be a member of the Legislative ...
between 1860 and 1870, and was
Member for Wide Bay during the same term. The spelling of the river has been changed to double "l" over time.
See also
*
References
{{Rivers of Queensland
Rivers of Queensland
Wide Bay–Burnett