Ross River (Queensland)
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Ross River as it runs through Townsville suburbs, with Aplins Weir visible on right | |
Location of Ross River river mouth in Queensland | |
| Etymology | W. A. Ross, a colonial settler |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Queensland |
| Region | North Queensland |
| City | Townsville |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Hervey Range |
| • location | below Pepper Pot Mountain |
| • coordinates | 19°34′07″S 146°43′12″E / 19.56861°S 146.72000°E |
| • elevation | 92 m (302 ft) |
| Mouth | Coral Sea |
• location | South Townsville |
• coordinates | 19°15′25″S 146°50′58″E / 19.25694°S 146.84944°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 49 km (30 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,340 km2 (520 sq mi) to 917.1 km2 (354.1 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Near mouth |
| • average | 9.3 m3/s (290 GL/a) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Ross Creek, Goondi Creek |
| • right | Stuart Creek |
| Reservoirs | Black Weir; Gleeson's Weir; Aplin's Weir; Ross River Dam |
The Ross River is a river in North Queensland, Australia. The 49-kilometre (30 mi) long river flows through the city of Townsville and empties into the Coral Sea. It is the major waterway flowing through Townsville and the city's main source of drinking water.
The river is named in 1864 after William Alfred Ross (-1887), first publican of the settlement who later became a mayor of Townsville in 1868.