| Elliott | |
| Name Other: | Eliott |
| Name Etymology: | In honour of Gilbert Eliott |
| Pushpin Map: | Australia Queensland |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Elliott River mouth in Queensland |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Australia |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Queensland |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Wide Bay-Burnett |
| Length: | 25km (16miles) |
| Source1 Location: | Elliott |
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The Elliott River is a river in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia.
The headwaters of the river rise in the west of the locality of Elliott approximately 210NaN0 south-west of Bundaberg and flows in an easterly direction. The river crosses the Goodwood Road passing through the suburb of Elliot and entering the Elliott River Fish Habitat Area and then discharging in the Coral Sea near Elliott Heads. The river descends over its 25km (16miles) course.
The river has a catchment area of 727km2 of which an area of 11km2 is composed of estuarine wetlands.[1]
The river was named in honour of Gilbert Eliott, a public servant and politician who served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland between 1860 and 1870, and was Member for Wide Bay during the same term. The spelling of the river has been changed to double "l" over time.[2]