The Mooloolah River is a river in

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, Australia. The river rises from the eastern slopes of the

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and flows east-northeast, similar to the

Maroochy River The Maroochy River is a river in South East Queensland, Australia. The river rises from the eastern slopes of the Blackall Range and flows east through Eumundi before entering the sea at Cotton Tree, Maroochydore. Other populated centres in t ...

to the north. The mouth of the river is at southern Mooloolaba. The catchment area covers 221 km2. Addlington Creek, a tributary of the Mooloolah River was dammed by the

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in 1973.

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is another tributary that rises on the

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mountain that divides the Mooloolah and Maroochy watersheds. The

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is a recently extinct frog that was discovered in only three catchments, the Mary River, Mooloolah River and Stanley Rivers. Although the Mooloolah River doesn't experience major flooding often, a flood warning system was established in 2004 to inform the

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with river height predictions from network of rainfall and river height field stations.

History

The indigenous peoples of the area along the banks of the Mooloolah River were the

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, on board the HM Bark ''Endeavour'', sighted the Mooloolah River during his northward voyage along the Queensland coast in 1770. In 1960, the Mooloolah River was adjoined to the Mooloolah River National Park to protect valuable remnants of coastal habitats.

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{{Rivers of Queensland Rivers of Queensland Geography of Sunshine Coast, Queensland

History

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