Fitzroy River

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river

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.

Aliases (2)

Fitzroy River (Queensland) ×48
Fitzroy River basin ×4

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