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and its tributaries, the
Caboolture River is subject to episodes of flash flooding which can cause significant damage to public and private property throughout the catchment. Significant flood events with major flooding were reported in 1967, 1972, 1974, 1989, 1991, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2015.
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which is fragmenting pockets of forest. In the upper reaches this has led to stormwater and sewerage runoff that has created significant nutrient and sediment loads. Except for
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Caboolture River is tidal for 19 kilometres (12 mi) upstream to the Caboolture Weir. At the river mouth a
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is derived from the
Yugarabul dialect meaning "place of the carpet snake". The Kabi people harvested
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in the catchment is posing a significant environmental threat to the river, particularly
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people are the traditional custodians of the
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in 1823. The
Caboolture River has been used to transport
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789:Dennison, William C.; Eva G. Abal (1999).
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389:View from train crossing, 2014
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150:Physical characteristics
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1377:Moreton Bay
1279:Styx (East)
1185:Central Qld
724:8 September
429:, south of
427:Moreton Bay
407:tributaries
334:Tributaries
290: /
278:153°02′48″E
245:Moreton Bay
208: /
196:152°48′20″E
2061:Categories
1979:Diamantina
1916:Ward (CWQ)
1764:Leichhardt
1739:Einasleigh
1693:Rivers of
1654:Smithburne
1563:Rivers of
1456:South Pine
1441:North Pine
1406:Caboolture
1384:catchments
975:Bloomfield
929:Queensland
826:25 October
822:. ABC News
820:abc.net.au
600:References
522:John Oxley
499:indigenous
483:Pine River
455:Increased
425:, part of
419:Morayfield
415:Caboolture
403:Ocean View
321:Basin size
275:27°09′09″S
144:Caboolture
112:Queensland
86:Caboolture
24:Caboolture
1876:Macintyre
1851:Condamine
1769:Nicholson
1744:Etheridge
1697:catchment
1567:catchment
1478:Calamvale
1468:Breakfast
1426:Mooloolah
1314:catchment
1301:Waterpark
1259:Mackenzie
1187:catchment
1149:O'Connell
1144:Johnstone
1082:catchment
1080:North Qld
1010:Johnstone
985:Endeavour
958:catchment
943:Coral Sea
856:7 October
691:7 October
648:7 October
534:Mount Mee
530:red cedar
507:bush food
431:Beachmere
411:Rocksberg
258:Beachmere
256:south of
193:27°7′32″S
102:Australia
74:Etymology
2045:Category
2012:Isolated
1984:Georgina
1886:Merivale
1861:Dumaresq
1749:Flinders
1639:Mitchell
1629:Mcdonald
1421:Maroochy
1401:Brisbane
1274:Rawbelle
1214:Calliope
1199:Belyando
1164:Barratta
1134:Haughton
1119:Campaspe
1114:Burdekin
1035:Normanby
1030:Mulgrave
1020:Lockhart
980:Daintree
619:Archived
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465:mangrove
450:sand bar
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82:Kabultur
1989:Thomson
1921:Warrego
1881:Maranoa
1841:Bokhara
1836:Balonne
1784:Staaten
1759:Gregory
1754:Gilbert
1714:Calvert
1679:Wenlock
1634:Mission
1619:Kendall
1614:Jardine
1609:Holroyd
1589:Coleman
1513:Moggill
1503:Lockyer
1483:Eprapah
1473:Bulimba
1461:Stanley
1451:Pimpama
1411:Coomera
1336:Elliott
1326:Burnett
1244:Fitzroy
1224:Connors
1209:Burnett
1154:Pioneer
1139:Herbert
1055:Stewart
1050:Russell
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1000:Herbert
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769:22 June
515:oysters
511:mussels
490:History
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1994:Wilson
1969:Barcoo
1911:Severn
1896:Narran
1891:Moonie
1866:Langlo
1856:Culgoa
1794:Yappar
1774:Norman
1719:Carron
1704:Albert
1684:Wilton
1674:Watson
1644:Palmer
1604:Embley
1599:Edward
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1109:Broken
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1964:Alice
1906:Paroo
1846:Boomi
1779:Saxby
1724:Clara
1709:Borer
1664:Walsh
1594:Ducie
1574:Alice
1523:Oxley
1436:Noosa
1416:Logan
1366:Susan
1356:Perry
1346:Kolan
1269:Nogoa
1254:Kolan
1249:Isaac
1219:Comet
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1099:Bohle
1094:Black
1060:Tully
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965:Annan
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1659:Tate
1624:Lynd
1584:Coen
1488:Gold
1446:Pine
1380:and
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