South Pine River

Location and features

The South Pine River rises in the D'Aguilar Range below Mount Glorious near , northwest of Brisbane, and flows generally east, to form its confluence with the North Pine River at Lawnton, where the river forms the Pine River. The river flows mostly through the City of Moreton Bay; it is joined by Dawson Creek, Creek and Cedar Creek before snaking through the outer northwestern suburbs of Brisbane where it divides the suburbs of and to the north and to the south. Meeting with Albany Creek in the suburb of the same name, it carries the city council boundary between the Moreton Bay City Council and the Brisbane City Council down to its confluence. To the northwest of the South Pine River are the Pine Rivers suburbs of Strathpine and Lawnton, while on the southeast are Brisbane City Council suburbs Bridgeman Downs and Bald Hills. The river descends 287 m over its 41 km course. A sewage treatment plant is located at Brendale.

On early maps the river was called Eden River. The Pine Rivers Shire draws its name from the South Pine, North Pine and Pine Rivers. Small steamships traversed the river to deliver molasses from local mills.

Fauna

The river is home to the platypus.

References

References

1. "Map of South Pine River, QLD". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia.
2. Horton, Helen. (1988). "Brisbane's Back Door: The story of the D'Aguilar Range". Boolarong Publications.
3. "Strathpine history".
4. "Pine Catchment Story". Government of Queensland.