Ross River may refer to the following:
Rivers
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Ross River (Queensland)
The Ross River is a river in North Queensland, Australia. The long river flows through the city of Townsville and empties into the Coral Sea. It is the major waterway flowing through Townsville and the city's main source of drinking water.
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, the main river that flows through Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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Ross River (Eastmain River) Ross River may refer to the following:
Rivers
* Ross River (Queensland), the main river that flows through Townsville, Queensland, Australia
* Ross River (Eastmain River), a tributary of the Eastmain River
The Eastmain River, formerly written E ...
, a tributary of the
Eastmain River
The Eastmain River, formerly written East Main, is a river in west central Quebec. It rises in central Quebec and flows west to James Bay, draining an area of . The First Nations Cree village of Eastmain is located beside the mouth.
Name
Eastm ...
, in Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada
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Ross River (Yukon)
The Ross River in the Yukon, Canada is one of the main tributaries of the Pelly River. It rises in the Mackenzie Mountains and the community of Ross River can be found where it joins the Pelly. In 1843, Robert Campbell named the river after Dona ...
, one of the main tributaries of the Pelly River, Canada
Other uses
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Ross River, Yukon
Ross River is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Yukon, Canada. It lies at the junction of the Ross River (Yukon), Ross River and the Pelly River, along the Canol Road, not far from the Campbell Highway. Primary access to t ...
, an unincorporated community located where the Ross River meets the Pelly
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Ross River Dena Council The Ross River Dena Council is a First Nation in the eastern Yukon Territory in Canada. Its main centre is in Ross River, Yukon at the junction of the Campbell Highway and the Canol Road, near the confluence of the Pelly River and the Ross Rive ...
, a First Nations group in Ross River
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Ross River Airport, the airport that serves the community
See also
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Ross River Dam
The Ross River Dam is a rock and earthfill-filled embankment dam across the Ross River, located between Kelso and Mount Stuart in the City of Townsville in northern Queensland, Australia. Built initially for flood control, Lake Ross, the im ...
, located at the end of Riverway Drive in the City of Townsville
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Ross Creek (North Queensland)
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.
Course and features
The creek rises on the eastern slopes of Gra ...
, a tributary of the Ross River, near Townsville
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Jos-Ross River, a
river of Quebec
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Ross River virus
Ross River virus (RRV) is a small encapsulated single-strand RNA '' Alphavirus'' endemic to Australia, Papua New Guinea and other islands in the South Pacific. It is responsible for a type of mosquito-borne, non-lethal but extremely debilitati ...
, an arbovirus of the genus Alphavirus
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Ross River Fever, a mosquito-transmitted Alphavirus
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