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The Brisbane River.
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Near which river is the city of Brisbane built?
The Brisbane River.
Near which river is the city Brisbane built?
The Brisbane River.
What river does Brisbane lie on?
Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia lies on the Brisbane River. The river was discovered first, in 1824, and named the Brisbane River after Governor Brisbane, then Governor of New South Wales. When the city was built, it was named after the river.
What is the river that runs through Brisbane?
The Brisbane River runs through Brisbane. The river was actually named before the city which was, in turn, named after the river. The Brisbane River was named after Governor Thomas Makdougall Brisbane, Governor of the NSW colony at the time when John Oxley explored what is now southeast Queensland.
Where is the Brisbane river?
The Brisbane River is located in southeast Queensland, the state that occupies the northeast quadrant of Australia. It is the river upon which the city of Brisbane, capital of Queensland, is built. The headwaters of the Brisbane River are in the Upper Brisbane Valley, near the towns of Harlin and Moore. It then flows down through the ranges to empty into Moreton Bay.
What capital is on the Brisbane river?
Brisbane, the capital of the Australian state of Queensland, is on the Brisbane River.
What river ways did the Brisbane floods affect?
The Brisbane floods of 1974 affected the Brisbane River and the Bremer River basin.
Cities that rely on the Brisbane River?
Brisbane is really the only city that relies on the Brisbane River. The nearby neighbouring city of Ipswich is reliant on the Bremer River, a tributary of the Brisbane River.
Where does the Brisbane River end?
The headwaters of the Brisbane River are in the Upper Brisbane Valley, near the towns of Harlin and Moore.
Who named the Brisbane River?
John Oxley named the Brisbane River after Governor Brisbane, in June 1823.
Does Brisbane Australia reside on the ocean?
Brisbane is a seaside capital, like all of Australia's state capitals. It was built on the banks of the Brisbane River, which has its mouth in Moreton Bay, and many suburbs are located directly on the bay.
City and river name the same?
The Singapore River in Singapore The Moscow River in Moscow The Brisbane River in Brisbane
