The Mooloolah River is a river in
South East Queensland
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, Australia. The river rises from the eastern slopes of the
Blackall Range and flows east-northeast, similar to the
Maroochy River 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
Ewen Maddock Dam in 1973.
Mountain Creek
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is another tributary that rises on the
Buderim
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mountain that divides the Mooloolah and Maroochy watersheds.
The
gastric-brooding frog 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
Sunshine Coast Regional Council 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
Gubbi Gubbi people
The Gubbi Gubbi people also known as Kabi Kabi are an Aboriginal Australian people native to south-eastern Queensland. They are now classified as one of several Murri language groups in Queensland.
Naming
As is often the case, ethnonyms dis ...
s.
Captain James Cook, 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.
See also
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List of rivers of Australia
This is a list of rivers of Australia. Rivers are ordered alphabetically, by state. The same river may be found in more than one state as many rivers cross state borders.
Longest rivers nationally
Longest river by state or territory
Althoug ...
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Mooloolah River National Park
References
{{Rivers of Queensland
Rivers of Queensland
Geography of Sunshine Coast, Queensland