Kedron Brook
title: "Kedron Brook" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["geography-of-brisbane", "rivers-of-brisbane"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kedron_Brook" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Kedron Brook |
| image | Kalinga_Park_1.jpg |
| image_caption | Kedron Brook on the northern edge of Kalinga Park |
| pushpin_map | Australia Queensland |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of the river mouth in Queensland |
| subdivision_type1 | Country |
| subdivision_name1 | Australia |
| subdivision_type2 | State |
| subdivision_name2 | Queensland |
| subdivision_type3 | Region |
| subdivision_name3 | South East Queensland |
| subdivision_type5 | Municipality |
| subdivision_name5 | Brisbane |
| length | 29 km |
| source1 | D'Aguilar Range |
| source1_location | D'Aguilar National Park |
| source_confluence | Kedron Creek and Cedar Creek |
| source_confluence_location | |
| source_confluence_coordinates | |
| source_confluence_elevation | 220 m |
| mouth | confluence with the Schulz Canal |
| mouth_location | |
| mouth_coordinates | |
| mouth_elevation | 0 m |
| basin_size | 110 km2 |
| custom_label | National park |
| custom_data | D'Aguilar National Park |
| (formerly the Brisbane Forest Park | |
| extra | |
| :: |
| name = Kedron Brook | name_native = | name_native_lang = | name_other = | name_etymology = | image = Kalinga_Park_1.jpg | image_size = | image_caption = Kedron Brook on the northern edge of Kalinga Park | map = | map_size = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Australia Queensland | pushpin_map_size = | pushpin_map_caption= Location of the river mouth in Queensland | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = Australia | subdivision_type2 = State | subdivision_name2 = Queensland | subdivision_type3 = Region | subdivision_name3 = South East Queensland | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = Municipality | subdivision_name5 = Brisbane | length = 29 km | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = | discharge1_max = | source1 = D'Aguilar Range | source1_location = D'Aguilar National Park | source1_coordinates= | source1_elevation = | source_confluence = Kedron Creek and Cedar Creek | source_confluence_location = | source_confluence_coordinates= | source_confluence_elevation = 220 m | mouth = confluence with the Schulz Canal | mouth_location = | mouth_coordinates = | mouth_elevation = 0 m | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = 110 km2 | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | custom_label = National park | custom_data = D'Aguilar National Park (formerly the Brisbane Forest Park | extra = The Kedron Brook is a creek that flows through the northern suburbs of Brisbane in the south-east region of Queensland, Australia.
Course and features
Kedron Brook arises from the confluence of Kedron Creek and Cedar Creek in the Brisbane suburb of Upper Kedron, and then flows in an easterly direction. Kedron Brook then meanders through suburbs including Enoggera, Stafford, Grange, Lutwyche, Wooloowin, Kalinga Park, Toombul and Hendra before it empties into the Schulz Canal, which flows into Moreton Bay at . The river descends 220 m over its 29 km course and has a catchment area of 110 km2.
For much of its length, Kedron Brook is lined with parks and sporting facilities such as bikeways and football fields. Kedron Brook has been channelised where it passes suburbs such as Lutwyche and Wooloowin. Tidal influence reaches as far as Toombul.
History
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Kedron Brook was named by the German missionary group which established German Station (now Nundah) in March 1838. It is named after Kidron Valley near Jerusalem. In the 1880s, small amounts of coal were found along the banks of the creek.
The original course of Kedron Brook has been significantly altered in the vicinity of Brisbane Airport, where it has been redirected to a canal named the Schulz Canal. This was done to allow expansion of the airport in recent decades. The canal empties into Moreton Bay adjacent to the small bayside village of Nudgee Beach. At the lower end of the catchment, Boondall Wetlands is an internationally recognised habitat (Ramsar site) for migratory wader birds and other animals in Moreton Bay.
Kedron Brook flooded during the 2022 Brisbane floods. Flood damage eradicated a large section of a popular bike track. Repairs to the bikeway took months to complete and cost millions of dollars.
Gallery
File:AU-Qld-Kedron-Kedron Brook downstream from Gympie Road-2021.jpg|Kedron Brook stream, looking downstream from Gympie Road, Kedron (2021) File:AU-Qld-Kalinga-Park-cycle ways-2021.jpg|Bicycle and pedestrian paths, Kalinga Park, Kalinga (2021) File:AU-Qld-Kalinga-Park-Kedron Brook upstream-2021.jpg|Kedron Brook looking upstream, Kalinga Park, Kalinga (2021) File:AU-Qld-Kalinga-Park-Kedron Brook downstream-2021.jpg|Kedron Brook looking downstream, Kalinga Park, Kalinga (2021)
References
References
- "Map of Upper Kedron, QLD". Bonzle Digital of Australia.
- {{Cite QPN. 17849. Kedron Brook. watercourse in the City of Brisbane
- "Physical Environment". Kedron Brook Catchment Network.
- (12 May 2022). "Under Brisbane lies coal, gold, quartz in small geological pockets". ABC News.
- "Kedron Brook". Councillor Kim Flesser, Northgate Ward.
- Brisbane Airport Corporation Limited. (December 2010). "New Parallel Runway Project Minor Variation to MDP (Approved 8 February 2011)". [[City of Brisbane]].
- (2012). "Kedron Brook catchment". [[City of Brisbane]].
- "Kedron Brook restoration works".
- Stone, Lucy. (17 May 2022). "Flood-damaged Kedron Brook Bikeway repairs to take Brisbane City Council years". ABC News.
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