Ross Creek (North Queensland) should not be confused with Ross Creek (Townsville, North Queensland).
Ross | |
Name Etymology: | W. A. Ross, a colonial settler[1] |
Pushpin Map: | Australia Queensland |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Ross Creek mouth in Queensland |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Australia |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Queensland |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | North Queensland |
Length: | 21km (13miles) |
Source1: | Grasshopper Range |
Source1 Location: | below Camp Engstrom |
Source1 Coordinates: | -19.2814°N 146.8103°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 496m (1,627feet) |
Mouth: | confluence with the Ross River |
Mouth Location: | west of the Ross River Dam |
Mouth Coordinates: | -19.4753°N 146.7203°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 42m (138feet) |
River System: | Ross River catchment |
Extra: | [2] |
The Ross Creek, part of the Ross River catchment, is a minor creek in the upper reaches of the river catchment, located southwest of Townsville, in North Queensland, Australia.
The creek rises on the eastern slopes of Grasshopper Range below Camp Engstrom and southwest of the settlement of . The creek flows generally southeast before reaching its confluence with the Ross River on the western banks of the Ross River Dam. The creek descends over its 21km (13miles) course.[2]