Fitzroy River

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The Fitzroy River is a major river system in central Queensland, Australia, known for flowing through the city of Rockhampton and supporting significant regional agriculture and industry.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf river
country Australia
drainageBasin Fitzroy River basin
ecoregion Brigalow Belt
flowsInto Pacific Ocean
flowsThrough Rockhampton NERFINISHED
hasBridge Alexandra Railway Bridge, Rockhampton
Fitzroy Bridge, Rockhampton
Nerimbera Bridge
hasCatchmentArea Fitzroy River catchment
hasCityOnBank Rockhampton NERFINISHED
hasEstuary Fitzroy River estuary
hasFloodplain Fitzroy River floodplain
hasManagementAuthority Fitzroy Basin Association
hasPort Port Alma (via estuary)
hasTributary Comet River
Connors River NERFINISHED
Dawson River
Isaac River
Mackenzie River NERFINISHED
Nogoa River NERFINISHED
hasWetland Fitzroy River delta wetlands
knownFor major flooding events
supporting regional agriculture
supporting regional industry
locatedIn Fitzroy Region
Queensland
central Queensland NERFINISHED
mouthLocatedAt Keppel Bay
mouthLocatedIn Coral Sea
partOf Great Barrier Reef catchment
passesNear Alton Downs
Gracemere
The Caves
region Central Queensland NERFINISHED
riverSystem Fitzroy River basin
state Queensland
supportsIndustry beef cattle grazing
cropping
mining
supportsSpecies barramundi
freshwater turtles
sawfish
usedFor agriculture
industry
irrigation
recreational fishing
watercourseType perennial river

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Central Queensland ("Fitzroy River basin")
contains
Fitzroy River (Queensland) ("Fitzroy River basin")
drainageBasin
Rockhampton
locatedOnRiver
Rockhampton
majorRiver
Fitzroy River (Queensland) ("Fitzroy River basin")
riverSystem
Darumbal people ("Fitzroy River basin")
traditionalRegion

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