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The Burnett River is a river in central Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
 that empties into the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. Its name is derived from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portugal explorer Ferdinand Magellan....
 near the city of Bundaberg
Bundaberg, Queensland

Bundaberg is a city in Queensland, Australia. The city lies on the Burnett River, approximately 385 kilometres north of the state capital, Brisbane and 15 kilometres inland from the coast....
. The Burnett River region is largely given over to growing sugar cane.

The Burnett River, together with the nearby Mary River
Mary River (Queensland)

The Mary River is a river system in South East Queensland Queensland, Australia. The river rises at Booroobin, Queensland in the Sunshine Coast, Queensland hinterland, west of Caloundra, Queensland....
, is home to the Queensland lungfish
Queensland Lungfish

The Queensland lungfish, Neoceratodus forsteri is the sole surviving member of the family Ceratodontidae and order Ceratodontiformes....
, one of the most ancient of the extant vertebrate species.

Construction of the Paradise Dam
Biggenden, Queensland

Biggenden is a town situated on the Isis Highway in southern Queensland, Australia, 339 km north-west of the state capital Brisbane, and 84 km west of Maryborough, Queensland....
 on the Burnett River, 80 kilometres upstream from Bundaberg, was completed in November 2005.






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The Burnett River is a river in central Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
 that empties into the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. Its name is derived from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portugal explorer Ferdinand Magellan....
 near the city of Bundaberg
Bundaberg, Queensland

Bundaberg is a city in Queensland, Australia. The city lies on the Burnett River, approximately 385 kilometres north of the state capital, Brisbane and 15 kilometres inland from the coast....
. The Burnett River region is largely given over to growing sugar cane.

The Burnett River, together with the nearby Mary River
Mary River (Queensland)

The Mary River is a river system in South East Queensland Queensland, Australia. The river rises at Booroobin, Queensland in the Sunshine Coast, Queensland hinterland, west of Caloundra, Queensland....
, is home to the Queensland lungfish
Queensland Lungfish

The Queensland lungfish, Neoceratodus forsteri is the sole surviving member of the family Ceratodontidae and order Ceratodontiformes....
, one of the most ancient of the extant vertebrate species.

Construction of the Paradise Dam
Biggenden, Queensland

Biggenden is a town situated on the Isis Highway in southern Queensland, Australia, 339 km north-west of the state capital Brisbane, and 84 km west of Maryborough, Queensland....
 on the Burnett River, 80 kilometres upstream from Bundaberg, was completed in November 2005. The dam has a capacity of 300,000 megalitres. The dam
Dam

A dam is a barrier that Reservoirs surface water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates, levees, and Dike are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions....
 is named after the old gold
Gold

Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and atomic number 79. It is a highly sought-after precious metal, having been used as money, as a store of value, in jewelry, in sculpture, and for ornamentation since the beginning of recorded history....
 mining township of Paradise
Paradise, Queensland

Paradise was a ghost town on the Burnett River, in Queensland, Australia. The town was established as a gold mining centre and was abandoned once the gold ran out....
, which is now submerged under the waters of the reservoir. All of the structures and artefacts found at the site have been transferred to the nearby town of Biggenden
Biggenden, Queensland

Biggenden is a town situated on the Isis Highway in southern Queensland, Australia, 339 km north-west of the state capital Brisbane, and 84 km west of Maryborough, Queensland....
. The design of the dam complies with strict environmental guidelines and includes a 'fishway' that allows fish
Fish

A fish is any marine biology vertebrate animal that is typically ectothermic , covered with scale , and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins....
 such as the Queensland lungfish to travel upstream as well as downstream from the dam wall.

The river rises close to Mt Gaeta, east of Monto
Monto, Queensland

Monto is a town in Queensland, Australia, located on the Burnett Highway 500km north-west of Brisbane and 235km south of Rockhampton, Queensland....
, flowing in a general southerly direction past Eidsvold
Eidsvold, Queensland

Eidsvold is a small town in the North Burnett region of Queensland, Australia. It is situated on the Burnett Highway approximately 430 kilometres north of the state capital, Brisbane....
 and Mundubbera
Mundubbera, Queensland

Mundubbera is a town in the Wide Bay Burnett region of Queensland, Australia. The town is located on the Burnett Highway, 405 kilometres north west of the state capital, Brisbane and 200 kilometres west of the regional centre, Bundaberg, Queensland....
. Downstream of Mundubbera, the river swings east, going through the townships of Gayndah
Gayndah, Queensland

Gayndah is a town located on the Burnett River in Queensland, Australia. It is 366 kilometres north of the state capital, Brisbane, and 145 kilometres west of the regional city of Maryborough, Queensland....
 and Wallaville before entering the city of Bundaberg. The river flows into the ocean at Burnett Heads
Burnett Heads, Queensland

Burnett Heads is a town at the mouth of the Burnett River in Queensland, Australia, located 16 km north of the regional city of Bundaberg, Queensland....
, roughly 20 km from Bundaberg.

The river is named after James Charles Burnett, the explorer who discovered it in 1847.

Tributaries

]] Major tributaries of the Burnett River include:
  • Three Moon Creek: Rises near Kroombit Tops National Park
    Kroombit Tops National Park

    Kroombit Tops is a national park in Central Queensland Queensland, Australia. Located between Monto, Queensland and Calliope, Queensland in The Boyne Valley, it is 399 km northwest of Brisbane....
     north of Monto. Flows south through Monto and Mulgildie
    Mulgildie, Queensland

    Mulgildie is a town in Queensland, Australia. The town is located from the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2006 Census in Australia, Mulgildie had a population of 114....
     before emptying into the Burnett River south-east of Abercorn. Part of the creek is dammed near Cania Gorge to form Lake Cania.
  • Nogo River: Rises in the hills north-west of Monto. Flows south-east to join the Burnett near Ceratodus
    Ceratodus, Queensland

    Ceratodus is a settlement in Queensland, Australia on the Burnett River about 8.8 km from Eidsvold, Queensland....
    . Part of the Nogo River is dammed west of Abercorn to form Wuruma Lake, a popular fishing spot.
  • Auburn River: Rises in the hills about 20 km west of Cracow
    Cracow, Queensland

    Cracow is a gold mining town in Queensland, Australia, in the Banana Shire Council Local Government Areas in Australia. The town is located on the Theodore, Queensland - Eidsvold, Queensland road, 485 kilometres north west of the state capital, Brisbane....
    . Flows south before swinging to the north-east at its confluence with Johnson Creek. Passes through Auburn River National Park
    Auburn River National Park

    Auburn River is a national park in Queensland , 277 km northwest of Brisbane....
    , a little-known and untouched piece of pristine bush
    The Bush

    The bush is a term used for rural, undeveloped land or country areas in many places, such as Australia, New Zealand, Sub-Saharan Africa, Canada, and Alaska....
     including Auburn Waterfall. Flows into the Burnett River west of Mundubbera.
  • Boyne River
    Boyne River (Queensland)

    Boyne River is a river in Queensland, Australia. It flows between the twin towns of Boyne Island and Tannum Sands. The river was named by John Oxley as it reminded him of the River Boyne in Ireland....
    : Rises in the Bunya Mountains National Park
    Bunya Mountains National Park

    Bunya Mountains is a national park in Queensland . The park includes much of the mountain range called the Bunya Mountains. It is situated 63 km northeast of Dalby, Queensland or 58 km southwest of Kingaroy, Queensland....
     south-west of Kingaroy
    Kingaroy, Queensland

    Kingaroy is an agricultural town in Queensland, Australia, approximately 209 kilometres or about 2.5 hours drive northwest of the state capital Brisbane....
    . Flows in a general northerly direction, emptying into the Burnett River near Mundubbera, only 5 km from the Burnett River-Auburn River confluence. Part of the Boyne River is dammed near Proston
    Proston, Queensland

    Proston is a small town in Queensland, Australia. The town is located 280 kilometres north west of the state capital, Brisbane. The town was founded in 1910 with a land ballot that attracted a group of settlers from England....
     to form Lake Boondooma
    Boondooma Dam

    Boondooma Dam is a dam on the Boyne River in the South Burnett region of Queensland, Australia. The dam was constructed in 1983 across the Boyne River below its confluence with the Stuart River to supply water to the Tarong Power Station, Queensland and as is the case at so many impoundments, takes its name from the original property in th...
    , which supplies water for the Tarong Power Station
    Tarong Power Station, Queensland

    The Tarong Power Station is a coal fired power station located on a 1500 hectare site near the Burnett River and Nanango, Queensland, in Queensland, Australia....
     near Kingaroy. (Another Boyne River, not part of the Burnett system, is located near Gladstone
    Gladstone, Queensland

    Gladstone is an Australian city located some 550 kilometres by road north of Brisbane and 100 kilometres south-east of Rockhampton. The city is situated between the Calliope River to the north and the Boyne River some 14 kilometres to the south....
    ).
  • Barambah Creek: Rises in the hills between Kingaroy and the Sunshine Coast
    Sunshine Coast, Queensland

    The Sunshine Coast is a coastal region located in South East Queensland, north of the Queensland capital of Brisbane. The Sunshine Coast has recently been united into a single Local Government Areas in Australia, the Sunshine Coast Regional Council....
    , north of Jimna. Flows in a general northerly direction before meeting the Burnett River north-east of Gayndah. Part of Barambah Creek is dammed south of Murgon
    Murgon, Queensland

    Murgon is a town in Queensland, Australia. It is situated on the Bunya Highway 270 kilometres north-west of the state capital, Brisbane.Murgon is in the region of Queensland known as the South Burnett, the southern part of the Burnett River drainage basin....
     to form Lake Barambah, also known as Bjelke-Petersen Dam
    Bjelke-Petersen Dam

    Construction of Bjelke-Petersen Dam commenced in 1984 and finished in 1988 creating the lake that was named "Barambah" after the original property in the region....
    , named after former Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen
    Joh Bjelke-Petersen

    Sir Johannes "Joh" Bjelke-Petersen Order of St Michael and St George , New Zealand-born Australian politician, was the longest-serving and longest-lived Premiers of Queensland of the state of Queensland....
    .


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