Moggill Creek is a creek in
Brisbane
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, the largest city in
Queensland
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Australia. The creek rises on the
Taylor Range and runs in a south-easterly direction from the southern edge of
Brisbane Forest Park
Brisbane Forest Park (now officially the southern part of D'Aguilar National Park), is located on parts of the D'Aguilar Range. The large nature reserve lies on the western boundary of City of Brisbane into the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, A ...
in
Kholo and
Pullenvale, flowing through
Upper Brookfield,
Brookfield and joining the
Brisbane River at
Kenmore. Before entering the Brisbane River the creek is crossed by
Moggill Road and winds through Rafting Ground Reserve.
Aboriginal naming of Moggil Creek comes from their description of the large water-lizards that were hunted and eaten in the area. They called these lizards, "magil" (moggill) when they were disturbed and jumped into the water.
There are various land uses within the
Moggill catchment, including commercial and residential areas, grazing and natural
bushland. Moggill Creek is an
ephemeral
Ephemerality (from the Greek word , meaning 'lasting only one day') is the concept of things being transitory, existing only briefly. Academically, the term ephemeral constitutionally describes a diverse assortment of things and experiences, fr ...
creek: during period of low rain it may not flow. In contrast to other waterways in the Brisbane area, Moggill Creek is considered to be relatively undisturbed.
Gold Creek is a tributary of the waterway and is dammed by a small reservoir called
Gold Creek Dam
The Gold Creek Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam with an un-gated spillway across the Gold Creek that is located in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. The main purpose of the dam is for potable water supply of the Brisbane reg ...
.
The creek is a
platypus
The platypus (''Ornithorhynchus anatinus''), sometimes referred to as the duck-billed platypus, is a semiaquatic, egg-laying mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania. The platypus is the sole living representative or mono ...
hotspot with a number of locations along the creek being good places to spot the shy animal.
[ ] The creek has the most platypus sightings for any Brisbane waterway, followed by
Enoggera Creek
Enoggera Creek is a creek which flows through the City of Brisbane in South-East Queensland, Australia.
Geography
Enoggera Creek rises in the suburb of Enoggera Reservoir on the D'Aguilar Range and flows into the Brisbane River (becoming ...
.
The Moggill Creek catchment has a vast variety of wildlife including koalas, possums, echidnas, bandicoots, gliders, and the nearly extinct greater glider. Many butterflies and birds can also be spotted in the region as the natural habitat is being restored by the Moggill Creek Catchment Group and the Brisbane City Council Wildlife Conservation Partnership program.
See also
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List of rivers of Australia
References
External links
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Tributaries of the Brisbane River
Kenmore, Queensland
Rivers of Brisbane