Isis River (Queensland) Explained

Isis
Name Etymology:The Isis
Pushpin Map:Australia Queensland
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Isis River 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:27km (17miles)
Source Confluence:Smith Creek and Sarahana Creek
Source Confluence Location:east of
Source Confluence Coordinates:-25.2775°N 152.3331°W
Source Confluence Elevation:35m (115feet)
Mouth:confluence with the Burrum River
Mouth Location:south of
Mouth Coordinates:-25.2103°N 152.5381°W
Mouth Elevation:0m (00feet)
River System:Burrum River catchment
Basin Size:526km2
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The Isis River is a river in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia.[2]

Formed by the confluence of the Smith and Sarahana Creeks, the river rises east of Childers and flows in an easterly direction where it joins the Burrum River, south of . Not far from its junction with the Isis River, the Burrum and the Gregory River form a confluence and empty into the Coral Sea at Burrum Heads. The river descends over its 27km (17miles) course.[1]

The drainage sub-basin occupies an area of 526km2.[3]

South of Childers, the river is crossed by the Bruce Highway via the Isis River Bridge.[4]

The river was named by its European discoverers, two colonial surveyors who likened it to the River Isis in Oxfordshire, England.[5] Other features such as the Isis Highway and the Isis Shire draw their name from the river.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Map of Isis River, QLD. 18 June 2015. Bonzle Digital Atlas. Bonzle.
  2. 28 August 2015.
  3. Web site: Isis drainage sub-basin. 18 June 2015. WetlandInfo. Queensland Government.
  4. News: Bruce Highway Upgrade Isis River Bridge. Department of Transport and Main Roads. 5 September 2011. 15 September 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110815141902/http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/~/media/cb7086ac-2ccb-474d-a712-11af52a99fef/brucehighwayupgradeisisriverbridgeinformationsheetoctober2010.pdf. 15 August 2011. dead.
  5. Web site: Isis Shire. 23 September 2015. Centre for the Government of Queensland. University of Queensland.