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Oxley Creek
| Oxley | |
|---|---|
 Oxley Creek seen from Sherwood Road | |
  Location of the Oxley Creek mouth in Queensland | |
| Etymology | John Oxley |
| Native name | Benarrawa (Yagara) |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Queensland |
| Region | South East Queensland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Undullah, Scenic Rim Region |
| • coordinates | 27°47′31″S 152°49′30″E / 27.79187°S 152.82509°E |
| • elevation | 252 m (827 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with the Brisbane River |
• location | Graceville / Tennyson |
• coordinates | 27°31′26″S 152°59′41″E / 27.52389°S 152.99472°E |
• elevation | 1 m (3 ft 3 in) |
| Length | 70 km (43 mi) |
| Basin size | 260 km2 (100 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Brisbane River |
| [1][2] | |
The Oxley Creek (Yagara: Benarrawa[2]) is a creek that is a tributary of the Brisbane River, located in suburban Brisbane in the South East region of Queensland, Australia.
Rising in the hills in Undullah in Logan City, water from the 260-square-kilometre (100 sq mi) large catchment area[3] flows into Oxley Creek as it flows through the western parts of Logan City and into the City of Brisbane. At 70 kilometres (43 mi), the Oxley Creek is Brisbane's longest creek and the only sand-based one in the city.[4]
The creek has been polluted from activities such as agriculture, extractive mining, industrial uses, unregulated land-filling activities, illegal dumping and wastewater treatment operations.[5] Oxley Creek Transformation is a project designed to transform Oxley Creek into a green, lifestyle and leisure open space.[6]
- ^ "Oxley Creek Catchment" (WORD). Know your creek. Brisbane City Council. 2012. Archived from the original on 22 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Brisbane River Catchment: Fact Sheet" (PDF). Waterways and Wetlands. Logan City Council. 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
pndwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Lord Mayor's Oxley Creek Catchment Taskforce". Brisbane City Council. 10 September 2012. Archived from the original on 3 December 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
- ^ "Corridor Restoration Project". Sustainable Business Hub. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ Peel, Charlie (7 September 2017). "Future Brisbane: Oxley Creek $100m revitalisation, before and after". news.com.au. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
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