The Kedron Brook is a creek that flows through the northern suburbs of
Brisbane
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Queensland
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, Australia.
Course and features
Kedron Brook arises from the confluence of Kedron Creek and Cedar Creek in the Brisbane suburb of Upper Kedron, and then flows in an easterly direction. Kedron Brook then meanders through suburbs including Enoggera,
Stafford
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,
Grange
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Wooloowin
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Geography
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,
Kalinga Park
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Moreton Bay
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at . The river descends over its
course
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and has a
catchment area
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of .
For much of its length, Kedron Brook is lined with parks and sporting facilities such as bikeways and football fields. Kedron Brook has been channelised where it passes suburbs such as Lutwyche and Wooloowin. Tidal influence reaches as far as Toombul.
History
Kedron Brook was named by the German missionary group which established German Station (now
Nundah
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) in March 1838. It is named after
Kidron Valley
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near
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. In the 1880s, small amounts of coal were found along the banks of the creek.
The original course of Kedron Brook has been significantly altered in the vicinity of
Brisbane Airport
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, where it has been redirected to a canal named the Schulz Canal. This was done to allow expansion of the airport in recent decades. The canal empties into Moreton Bay adjacent to the small bayside village of Nudgee Beach. At the lower end of the catchment,
Boondall Wetlands
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is an internationally recognised habitat (
Ramsar site
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2022 Brisbane floods. Flood damage eradicated a large section of a popular bike track. Repairs to the bikeway took months to complete and cost millions of dollars.
Gallery
File:AU-Qld-Kedron-Kedron Brook downstream from Gympie Road-2021.jpg, Kedron Brook stream, looking downstream from Gympie Road, Kedron (2021)
File:AU-Qld-Kalinga-Park-cycle ways-2021.jpg, Bicycle and pedestrian paths, Kalinga Park, Kalinga (2021)
File:AU-Qld-Kalinga-Park-Kedron Brook upstream-2021.jpg, Kedron Brook looking upstream, Kalinga Park, Kalinga (2021)
File:AU-Qld-Kalinga-Park-Kedron Brook downstream-2021.jpg, Kedron Brook looking downstream, Kalinga Park, Kalinga (2021)