Brisbane River
The
Brisbane River
is situated in south east
Queensland
and flows through the state capital
Brisbane
. It empties into
Moreton Bay
. The river is dammed by the Wivenhoe Dam, forming Lake Wivenhoe, the main water supply for Brisbane. The river was named after the Governor of
New South Wales
Sir
Thomas Brisbane
by the explorer
John Oxley
in
1823
. Travelling from the mouth of the river upstream, the Brisbane River is crossed by 12 major bridges:
Gateway
(
veh
)
Story
(
veh,ped
)
Captain Cook
(
veh
)
Goodwill
(
ped
)
Victoria
(
veh,ped
)
William Jolly
(
veh,ped
)
Merivale
(
rail
)
Jack Pesch
(
ped
)
Albert
(
rail
)
Unnamed railway bridge
Walter Taylor
(
veh,ped
)
Centenary
(
veh,ped
)
The following tributaries flow into the Brisbane River:
Breakfast Creek
Bremer River
Bulimba Creek
Lockyer Creek
Oxley Creek
Norman Creek
Stanley River
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