Dogwood Creek (Queensland)

Flooded Dogwood Creek, Miles, Queensland, 1930s

Dogwood Creek is a creek in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Geography

Dogwood Creek is 212 kilometres (132 mi) long and drops from an elevation 361 metres to 260 metres (101 metres in total).[2]

Fish found in the creek include golden perch, Mary River cod, Murray cod, silver perch, spangled perch and yabbies.[2]

The creek eventually merges with the Balonne River to become part of the Condamine River.[3][4]

History

The creek was named after the dogwood bushes in the area by explorer Ludwig Leichhardt on 23 October 1844 on his expedition from Moreton Bay to Port Essington (now Darwin, Northern Territory).[1][4]

Bridge over Dogwood Creek at Miles, 2011

A commonly used track to access homesteads in the area (now the Warrego Highway) crossed the creek; that location became known as Dogwood Crossing. This would later develop into the town of Miles.[3]

Dogwood Creek has flooded on many occasions, including 1908[5] and 1938.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Dogwood Creek (entry 10268)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Map of Dogwood Creek, QLD". Bonzle. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Miles". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  4. ^ a b Leichhardt, Ludwig (1847). Journal of an overland expedition in Australia from Moreton Bay to Port Essington : a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years, 1844-1845 (PDF). London: T. & W. Boone. p. 20. ISBN 0868240249. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Queensland Flood Summary 1900–1909". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  6. ^ "RAIN DAMAGE IN COUNTRY". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 27 May 1938. p. 5. Retrieved 28 March 2014.

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