Enoggera Creek
| Enoggera | |
|---|---|
Enoggera Creek at The Gap, 2010 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Queensland |
| Region | South East Queensland |
| City | Brisbane |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Enoggera Reservoir |
| • location | D'Aguilar Range |
| • coordinates | 27°24′06″S 152°48′21″E / 27.4017°S 152.8059°E |
| Mouth | Breakfast Creek |
• location | railway bridge at the intersection of the suburbs of Windsor, Albion and Bowen Hills |
• coordinates | 27°26′01″S 153°02′23″E / 27.4336°S 153.0397°E |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Ithaca Creek |
Enoggera Creek is a creek which flows through the City of Brisbane in South-East Queensland, Australia.[1]
Geography
A tributary of the Brisbane River, Enoggera Creek's headwaters form on the southern slopes of Mount Nebo in the D'Aguilar National Park.
The creek flows into a reservoir formed by Enoggera Dam (27°26′50″S 152°55′37″E / 27.4473°S 152.927°E) in the suburb of Enoggera Reservoir. After leaving the D'Aguilar National Park at the dam wall, the creek meanders in a south-easterly direction. It flows through the Brisbane suburbs of The Gap and Ashgrove where it separates the neighbourhood of St Johns Wood from the rest of the suburb. It then flows through Alderley, Newmarket, Red Hill, Kelvin Grove, Wilston, Herston, Windsor and Bowen Hills.[2]
The name of the creek changes to Breakfast Creek where it flows under the railway bridge at the intersection of the suburbs of Windsor, Bowen Hills, and Albion. Breakfast Creek then flows into the Brisbane River next to the site of Newstead House, Brisbane's oldest surviving residence.[1]
Enoggera Creek has two main tributaries Fish Creek and Ithaca Creek.[3] Fish Creek flows from Wittonga Park to join Enoggera Creek at Walton Bridge Reserve in The Gap.[4] Ithaca Creek flows from Mount Coot-tha and joins Enoggera Creek from the south at the intersection of the suburbs of Ashgrove, Red Hill and Newmarket (27°26′43″S 153°00′07″E / 27.4453°S 153.0019°E).[2][5]
The creek is being rehabilitated and restored by the community organisation called Save Our Waterways Now.[6]
History
Significant flooding occurred along the creek during the major floods, including 1893 and 1974 Brisbane flood resulting in a number of houses being washed away.[7]
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Flooding around Enoggera Creek, Windsor, 1893
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Fishing and boating parties at Enoggera Creek, circa 1900
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Relocating a house from St Johns Wood to Ashgrove, 1934
See also
References
- ^ a b "Enoggera Creek – watercourse in City of Brisbane (entry 11783)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ Jones, Anne; Whyte, Robert (1 March 2019). Save Our Waterways Now: Caring for Enoggera Catchment 1994-2019. The Gap, Brisbane, Queensland: Save Our Waterways Now Inc. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-646-99790-2.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Jones, Anne; Whyte, Robert (1 March 2019). Save Our Waterways Now: Caring for Enoggera Catchment 1994-2019. The Gap Brisbane Queensland: Save Our Waterways Now Inc. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-646-99790-2.
- ^ "Ithaca Creek – watercourse in the City of Brisbane (entry 16888)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ Save Our Waterways Now: About Us
- ^ Jones, Anne; Whyte, Robert (1 March 2019). Save Our Waterways Now: Caring for Enoggera Catchment 1994-2019. The Gap Brisbane Queensland: Save Our Waterways Now Inc. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-646-99790-2.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
External links
Media related to Enoggera Creek at Wikimedia Commons