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The Mary River turtle and the Queensland lungfish attracted particular attention regarding their conservation. The Mary River turtle, whose only known home is the Mary River, is a cloacal ventilator ("bum breather" – it uses oxygen from water taken in through its tail), and is listed in the top 25 most endangered turtle species in the world ...
The Mary River turtle and the Queensland lungfish attracted particular attention regarding their conservation. The turtle, whose only known home is the Mary River, is a cloacal ventilator ('bum breather' - it uses oxygen from water taken in through its tail), and is listed in the top 25 most endangered turtle species in the world.
The Borumba Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam with an un-gated spillway located across the Yabba Creek, a tributary of the Mary River, in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia. The main purposes of the dam are for irrigation and potable water supply. [2] [3] The resultant impounded reservoir is called Lake Borumba. [1]
The Mary River forms the western and south-western boundaries. Coles Creek (the watercourse) flows through from east to north, where it forms part of the northern boundary before it joins the Mary. Skyring Creek forms the southern boundary before it flows into the Mary. [3] The Bruce Highway enters from the east and exits to north . [4]
In May 2012, a 3.5-metre (11 ft) saltwater crocodile was found in the Mary River between Brothers Island and the mainland, significantly further south than the normal range for such a crocodile. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] As per Queensland Government policy, crocodiles spotted south of the Boyne River are trapped and relocated to their natural habitat by ...
Maryborough is located on the Mary River in Queensland, Australia, approximately 255 kilometres (160 mi) north of the state capital, Brisbane. The city is served by the Bruce Highway . It is closely tied to its neighbour city Hervey Bay which is approximately 30 kilometres (20 mi) northeast.
The Granville Bridge is a road bridge over the Mary River at Maryborough, Queensland, Australia. The bridge, opened to traffic in 1926, was a second bridge in Maryborough. [1] It was named after a suburb of Granville located on the eastern bank of the Mary River. It is the only river crossing providing access between the town centre and ...
The Mary River forms most of the south-western boundary. [3] There is a small section of the Fishermans Pocket State Forest in the north of the locality, extending into neighbouring Chatsworth. Apart from that protected area, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation. [4]