Ross Creek (Central Queensland)

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Ross Creek (Central Queensland) - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 23°08′12″S 150°45′06″E / 23.13673°S 150.75155°E

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Ross Creek (Yeppoon) Queensland
Henry Beak Bridge over Ross Creek
Ross Creek (Yeppoon)
Coordinates	23°08′12″S 150°45′06″E / 23.13673°S 150.75155°E / -23.13673; 150.75155
Postcode(s)	4703
Location	677 km (421 mi) NW of Brisbane 40 km (25 mi) ENE of Rockhampton 1 km (1 mi) S of Yeppoon
LGA(s)	Rockhampton Region
State electorate(s)	Keppel
Federal division(s)	Capricornia

Ross Creek is a river in Central Queensland, Australia.^[1] It enters the Coral Sea at Yeppoon, Queensland in the Shire of Livingstone on the Capricorn Coast. The Scenic Highway connects Yeppoon with Cooee Bay and other southern towns; it crosses Ross Creek via the Henry Beak Bridge (23°08′19″S 150°45′07″E / 23.13856°S 150.75194°E / -23.13856; 150.75194 (Beak Bridge)).^[2]

Community

While Ross Creek has no permanent population, it is a major community centre with a park, boat ramp, and public barbecues. Markets at Ross Creek are held every month. Ross Creek is best known for its fishing.

On the low tide, muddy sandbars on the southern side of the bridge are revealed and are a popular place for pumping for yabbies.

On the incoming tide, the creek fills to near capacity. Man-made stone walls on either side of the creek, plus a sandy beach at the mouth provide plentiful fishing spots. Whiting, flathead, and silver bream are common catches.

Flora and fauna

Sandy at its mouth, Ross Creek becomes muddier on the other side of the bridge and is popular for mud crabs. Hectares of low-lying land either side of Ross Creek fills at high tide, providing the perfect environment for mangroves to grow. In turn, the mangroves give shelter to crustaceans, prawns, and fish. Queensland Government studies have identified ten different species of mangrove in the Ross Creek-Fig Tree Creek system.^[3]

Ross Creek is also famous as a breeding ground for colonies of flying foxes. The mangroves provide a permanent home for approximately 2,000 black flying foxes (Pteropus alecto), as well as a seasonal camp for several hundred thousand little red flying foxes (Pteropus scapulatus).^[4]

History

The Livingstone Bridge was built across Ross Creek in 1926 to facilitate land development in Cooee Bay. It was replaced in 1972 by the Henry Beak Bridge, named after former Livingstone Shire Council Chairman Henry Beak.^[5]^[6]

Prior to Local Government Amalgamations in 2008, all areas on the Capricorn Coast were administered by Livingstone Shire Council. From 2008, they were amalgamated into the Rockhampton Region and then deamalgamated in 2012 in the Shire of Livingstone.

Several trawlers still berth in Ross Creek, the remnants of an intensive sea scallop fishing industry based at Ross Creek up until Rosslyn Bay took shape in the 1970s.

Also visible on the eastern wall by the creek mouth are the remains of a concrete-and-stone saltwater pool that was built in the 1950s as a safe swimming place for children.

References

^ "Ross Creek – river in the Shire of Livingstone (entry 29100)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
^ "Ross Creek (Central Queensland)" (Map). Google Maps. February 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
^ "Ross and Figtree Creek Draft Management Plan 2.2.1 Flora Values" (PDF). Dept of Environment and Resource Management. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
^ "Ross and Figtree Creek Draft Management Plan 2.2.2 Fauna Values" (PDF). Dept of Environment and Resource Management. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
^ "Throwback Thursday". Livingstone Shire Council. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2024 – via Facebook.
^ McKee, Christine (7 January 2013). "Robbery shocks Beak family". Rockhampton Morning Bulletin. Retrieved 18 June 2024.

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