| Logan | |
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  Location of the Logan Rivermouth in Queensland | |
| Etymology | CaptainPatrick Logan |
| Native name | Dugulumba (Minjungbal) |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Queensland |
| Region | South East Queensland |
| Local government areas | Scenic Rim Region,City of Logan,City of Gold Coast |
| Cities | Beaudesert,Logan City |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Scenic Rim |
| • location | below Mount Ernest |
| • coordinates | 28°19′40″S152°42′55″E / 28.32778°S 152.71528°E /-28.32778; 152.71528 (Logan River (source)) |
| • elevation | 380 m (1,250 ft) |
| Mouth | Moreton Bay |
• location | east ofAlberton |
• coordinates | 27°41′40″S153°20′43″E / 27.69444°S 153.34528°E /-27.69444; 153.34528 (Logan River (mouth)) |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 184 km (114 mi) |
| Basin size | 3,076 km2 (1,188 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Mount Barney Creek, Burnett Creek,Tamrookum Creek, Knapps Creek (Queensland), Sandy Creek (Queensland), Allan Creek,Teviot Brook, Flagstone Creek (Queensland) |
| • right | Running Creek, Oaky Creek (Queensland), Christmas Creek (Queensland),Albert River |
| National park | Mount Barney National Park |
| [1][2][3] | |
TheLogan River (Yugambeh:Dugulumba[3]) is aperennial river in theScenic Rim,Logan andGold Coast local government areas of theSouth East region ofQueensland, Australia. The 184-kilometre (114 mi)-long river is one of the dominant waterways in South East Queensland that drains the southern ranges of theScenic Rim and empties intoMoreton Bay after navigating theCity of Logan, a major suburban centre located south ofBrisbane. Thecatchment is dominated by urban and agricultural land use. Near theriver mouth aremangrove forests and a number ofaquaculture farms.[4]
The river rises below Mount Ernest on the southern slopes of the Scenic Rim, part of theGreat Dividing Range and forms in theMount Barney National Park, near the Queensland – New South Wales border, belowMount Lindesay. The river flows generally north by northeast, joined by eleven minortributaries, before heading east and eventually emptying intoMoreton Bay. Its principal tributaries are theAlbert River which joins it just east ofBeenleigh; Teviot Brook which begins atMount Superbus and joins the Logan River at Cedar Pocket; and Burnett Creek which is subverted by theMaroon Dam west ofRathdowney. The river descends 380 metres (1,250 ft) over its 184-kilometre (114 mi)course.[1]
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In addition to the Scenic Rim, the Logan and its tributaries drain more than 3,000 square kilometres (1,200 sq mi) including the northern parts of theBorder Ranges, the western slopes of theMcPherson Range and the eastern slopes of theMain Range. The river's upper catchment is heavily influenced by the national parks ofTamborine, Mount Barney,Moogerah Peaks,Main Range and theLamington Plateau, and numerous local government-owned reserves and conservation areas,[5] that comprise part of the Shield Volcano Group of theUNESCOWorld Heritage SiteGondwana Rainforests of Australia.
The river is crossed by theMount Lindesay Highway near Rathdowney and atNorth Maclean via Maclean's Bridge. The river is also crossed by thePacific Motorway and the Old Pacific Highway south ofLoganholme.[1] TheBeenleigh railway line crosses the Logan betweenLoganlea andBethania. A second rail crossing is planned to accommodate a doubling of rail tracks between the Kuraby and Beenleigh in time for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.[6] Tidal waters reach to just downstream of the Maclean's Bridge.[3]
Maroon Dam subverts Burnnett Creek, and supplies water to theBeaudesert Shire. Maroon is managed bySunWater and covers approximately 106 square kilometres (41 sq mi). TheQueensland Government has considered several projects to supply water to itsSouthern Regional Pipeline. The Bromelton off-stream storage facility is under construction on the Logan River, outside Beaudesert, as is theCedar Grove Weir, near Jimboomba. In 2006 the Queensland Government decided against the construction of a Logan River dam at Tilley's Bridge in Rathdowney due to mounting public pressure and high road diversion costs. Instead, theWyaralong Dam was proposed on Teviot Brook nearBoonah which will inundate fifteen properties instead of the one hundred properties for the Tilley's Bridge site. The Tilley's Bridge dam, if it had been approved, would have inundated the area of land between Tilley's Bridge, just to the south of Rathdowney, and Bigriggan Camping Reserve (28°11′55″S152°46′48″E / 28.1986°S 152.7799°E /-28.1986; 152.7799 (Bigriggan)), some 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west, covering a significant section of the Boonah-Rathdowney Road.
TheYugambeh clan of theJagera people are thought to have once roamed throughout the catchment.Traditional owners in the catchment made use of the abundant natural resources, various plants and animals were used as staple foods as the seasons changed and as new food sources became available. They called the riverDugulumba in their traditionalYugambeh dialect[3] of theBandjalang language. Yugembah (also known as Yugumbir, Jugambel, Jugambeir, Jugumbir, Jukam, Jukamba) is one of theAustralian Aboriginal languages in areas that include theBeenleigh,Beaudesert, Gold Coast, Logan,Scenic Rim,Albert River,Coolangatta,Coomera, Logan River,Pimpama,Tamborine andTweed River Valley, within the local government boundaries of theCity of Gold Coast,City of Logan,Scenic Rim Regional Council and the Tweed River Valley.[7]
Mununjali (also known as Mananjahli, Manaldjahli and Manandjali) is a dialect of theYugambeh language. The Mununjali language area includes landscape within the local government boundaries of theScenic Rim andBeaudesert Shire Councils.[8]
In August 1826 CaptainPatrick Logan was the first European to discover the river. Logan initially named the river the Darling River, but to avoid confusion, GovernorRalph Darling ordered the name be changed to honour its discoverer.[9] A run atBromelton was the first property along the river to be settled in 1842 by Hugh Henry Robertson.[10] By 1850 the property had transferred hands toThomas Lodge Murray-Prior.Rosa Campbell Praed, one of Queensland's first novelists spent time at the property and wrote about station life in detail in a 1902 book titledMy Australian Girlhood.[10]
Boat traffic was thriving along the river by the 1860s mostly because it was the best transport route in the area. Steam ships, cutters and hand-loaded punts were the most common vessels.[11]
For navigation purposes the river was surveyed in 1871 from its mouth upstream to McLean.[11] Wharfs were initially built at McLean, Beenleigh, Waterford and Logan Village with more built due to public demand.[11] Unofficial ferry crossings were conducted as early as 1862.[11] Long-term services were established at Alberton, Loganholme and Waterford. The rail bridge at Loganlea was operating in 1885 only to be demolished two years later during floods. A new bridge opened in 1888 and lasted until 1972 when another bridge was built.[11]
In 1905, a 12 ft 7 in (3.84 m)saltwater crocodile was found shot dead floating near the ferry by banks of the river.[12] The find was preceded by reports of sightings for several years which were met with scepticism because southern Queensland is well south of their natural distribution.[12]
A toll bridge on the river north of Beenleigh was opened and began collecting tolls in 1931,[13] as weekend traffic between Brisbane and the Gold Coast increased.[14]
The worst flooding in the lower reaches of the river in the 20th century occurred during the1974 Brisbane flood.[15]
The quality of the water in the Logan River is very turbid.[4] The annual Healthy Waterways Report Card for the waterways and catchments of South East Queensland in 2007 rated the condition of the Logan River as very poor.[16] Much of theenvironmental degradation has been caused by land clearing, the Bromelton Industrial Estate,[17] nutrient run-off, and pumping wastewater directly from several wastewater treatment plants in and around the Logan River.[18] In 2009, the Healthy Waterways Ecosystem Health Monitoring Program rated the River's freshwater area at a "D"; its Estuarine area was given an "F".[19]Historically, cholera has been found in the Logan River from around 1977.[20][21][22][23]Community projects in the Logan catchment area aim to improve the quality of the ecosystem. Competitions such asCarp-busters are aimed at reducing the number ofcarp and hence allowing native species of fish a better chance of survival.
This Wikipedia article incorporatesCC BY 4.0licensed text from:"Yugambeh".Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map.State Library of Queensland. Retrieved28 January 2020. This Wikipedia article incorporatesCC BY 4.0licensed text from:"Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map".State Library of Queensland.State Library of Queensland. Retrieved30 January 2020.
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