| Type: | suburb |
| Reid River | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -19.76°N 146.8519°W |
| Pop: | 143 |
| Postcode: | 4816 |
| Area: | 403.0 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 50.3 |
| Dir1: | N |
| Location1: | Annandale |
| Dist2: | 55.7 |
| Dir2: | N |
| Location2: | Townsville CBD |
| Dist3: | 1349 |
| Dir3: | NNW |
| Location3: | Brisbane |
| Lga: | Charters Towers Region |
| Lga2: | City of Townsville |
| Stategov: | Traeger |
| Stategov2: | Burdekin |
| Fedgov: | Kennedy |
| Near-N: | Granite Vale Calcium |
| Near-Ne: | Woodstock |
| Near-E: | Upper Haughton |
| Near-Se: | Ravenswood |
| Near-S: | Mingela |
| Near-Sw: | Mingela |
| Near-W: | Dotswood |
| Near-Nw: | Dotswood |
Reid River is a locality split between the Charters Towers Region and the City of Townsville in Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] In the, Reid River had a population of 143 people.
The Haughton River forms the south-eastern boundary. The Reid River flows through from west to south-east where it joins the Haughton.
The Flinders Highway runs through from north to south.
The Great Northern Railway enters the locality from the north (Calcium/Woodstock) and exits to the south (Mingela/Ravenswood).
Reid River has the following mountains (from west to east):
The locality takes its name from the river which was named about 1864 after explorer Mark Watt Reid.[1]
The Reid River Airfield was established for use in World War II at .[8]
Haughton Valley Provisional School opened circa 1885 and closed in 1891. Reid River Provisional School opened in 1892; it is unclear if this is a different school or a renaming of the Haughton Valley school. On 1 January 1909, it became Reid River State School. It closed on 31 December 1966.
In the, Reid River had a population of 115 people.
In the, Reid River had a population of 143 people.
There are no schools in Reid River. The nearest government primary schools are Woodstock State School in neighbouring Woodstock to the north-east and Clare State School in Clare to the east. The nearest government secondary school is William Ross State High School in Annandale, Townsville.