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Encyclopedia > Bremer River

The Bremer River is a sub-catchment of the Brisbane River. The river drains several Scenic Rim valleys in south-east Queensland. The river was discovered in 1824 by John Oxley and Allan Cunningham. Captain Cook Bridge from Kangaroo Point Lookout Goodwill Bridge - and the CityCat on the Brisbane River. ... Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Nickname: Sunshine State/Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Governor Premier Const. ... John Oxley John Oxley (January 1, 1785 - May 26, 1828) was an early Australian explorer. ... Allan Cunningham (December 7, 1784 _ October 30, 1842) was a Scottish poet and author. ...


The Bremer passes close to the town of Rosewood and winds through the city of Ispwich. The catchment area is bordered by the Little Liverpool Range to the west, with the Great Dividing Range lying to the south and south-west. Towards the east is the Flinders Peak and the Teviot Range. The river has a number of tributaries such as Bundamba Creek, Purga Creek, Reynolds Creek, Warrill Creek and Western Creek. Ipswich is a city and Local Government Area situated on the Bremer River, in Queensland, Australia. ... The Great Divide runs around the entire eastern and south-eastern edge of Australia The Great Dividing Range (a. ...


The river system is known to flood and is considered to be heavily polluted, suffering from low water quality and high levels of turbidity. Moogerah Dam was built in the upper reaches of the river. The dam is currently providing drinking water for towns such as Boonah and is an irrigation source for local farmers. Look up Flood on Wiktionary, the free dictionary A flood (in Old English flod, a word common to Teutonic languages; compare German Flut, Dutch vloed from the same root as is seen in flow, float) is an overflow of water, an expanse of water submerging land, a deluge. ... Pollution is the release of harmful environmental contaminants, or the substances so released. ... Turbidity standards of 10, 100, and 1000 NTU Turbidity is a cloudiness or haziness of water (or other liquid) caused by individual particles that are too small to be seen without magnification, thus being much like smoke in air. ... Boonah is a town of approximately 3000 persons 84 km south-west of Brisbane, Queensland. ... High-altitude aerial view of irrigation in the Heart of the Sahara Irrigation (in agriculture) is the replacement or supplementation of rainfall with water from another source in order to grow crops. ...


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Known Floods in the Brisbane & Bremer River Basin, including the Cities of Brisbane and Ipswich (8516 words)
Minor to moderate flooding occurred in the Mary River from 21st to 25th, the coastal streams from Brisbane to Noosa on 21st, the Bremer and Warrill creeks on 21st and 22nd and the Stanley River and upper Brisbane River from 21st to 23rd.
Bremer River and Warrill Creek: With the onset of the heavier rainfall on the 1st and 2nd, runoff started in the Bremer River and Warrill Creek in the early morning of Thursday 2nd.
Rainfall in the Brisbane River during early February varied from 150 mm in the lower reaches of the Brisbane River to nearly 600 mm in the upper reaches of Laidley Creek.
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