Teviot Brook is a waterway in South East Queensland, Australia. It rises in the Main Range at Carneys Creek and joins the Logan River at Cedar Grove. It is part of the Clarence Moreton Basin, a sedimentary basin on the easternmost part of the Australian continent.
| Teviot Brook | |
|---|---|
 Teviot Brook at Wyaralong, 2022 | |
  Location of the Teviot Brook mouth in Queensland | |
| Etymology | Allan Cunningham |
| Native name | Ickkaybin |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Queensland |
| Region | South East Queensland |
| Local government areas | Scenic Rim Region |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Scenic Rim |
| • location | below Mount Roberts |
| • coordinates | 28°10′06″S 152°33′22″E / 28.16833°S 152.55611°E |
| Mouth | Logan River |
• location | east of Cedar Grove |
• coordinates | 27°50′36″S 152°56′46″E / 27.84333°S 152.94611°E |
• elevation | 31 m (102 ft) |
| Basin features | |
| National park | Main Range National Park |
The catchment experiences strong seasonality with heavy rainfall in summer and a dry winter.[1] Teviot Brook passes through the town of Boonah[2] and Mount Alford. Close to its mouth, Teviot Brook is crossed by the Sydney–Brisbane rail corridor.
History edit
It was named on 6 August 1828 by Allan Cunningham, a botanist and explorer, after the River Teviot, Roxburghshire, Scotland.[3] A plaque commemorating the naming is found at Coulson School in Coulson.[4]
In 2011, the Wyaralong Dam was opened. It dams the Teviot Brook between Allenview and Wyaralong at the southern end of the Flinders Peak Group.
Management edit
The state government is working with landholders in the catchment to reduce sediment and nutrient runoff.[5] Other restoration programs along the river aim to control weeds, restore native vegetation and stabilise eroding banks.[6]
References edit
- ^ Duvert, Clément; Dioni I. Cendon; Matthias Raiber; Jean-Luc Seidel; Malcolm E. Cox (2015). "Seasonal and spatial variations in rare earth elements to identify inter-aquifer linkages and recharge processes in an Australian catchment". Chemical Geology. 396 (9 March 2015): 83–97. Bibcode:2015ChGeo.396...83D. doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2014.12.022.
- ^ "Boonah". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ "Queensland place names search". The State of Queensland. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ^ "Teviot Brook". Monument Australia. Archived from the original on 17 September 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ^ "Making a difference to Teviot Brook: Merrilyn Stenzel's creek project". SEQ Catchments. The State of Queensland. Retrieved 17 July 2017.[dead link]
- ^ "Upper Teviot Brook Restoration: Gillett". Wetland Info. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 31 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.