Ross River (Queensland)

Ross River (Queensland)

The Ross River is the main river that flows through Townsville, Queensland. The river itself has three weirs and a dam, the dam is the main source of water for the city, Ross River Dam.

The Ross River has two distinctly different ecosystems. Above the Aplin's Weir is a fresh water environment and below the weir there is a salt water environment.The River has seven different crossings, three Weirs and a dam.

The three weirs are as follows
* Aplin's Weir
* Gleeson's Weir
* Black WeirAnd the Dam is the
* Ross River Dam

The river is also infamous for the Ross River Fever, a mosquito-borne disease that was first contracted in the Townsville regionFact|date=April 2008.


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