Bulimba Creek

Bulimba Creek
Doboy Creek, Doughboy Creek
Bulimba Creek at Mansfield, 2014
Location of the Bulimba Creek mouth in Queensland
EtymologyAboriginal: Boolimbah meaning a place of the magpie-lark
Location
CountryAustralia
StateQueensland
RegionSouth East Queenseland
CityBrisbane
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Gravatt via Bulimba Creek West
  locationKuraby
  coordinates27°32′48″S 153°4′20″E / 27.54667°S 153.07222°E / -27.54667; 153.07222
2nd sourceBulimba Creek East
  locationRuncorn
  coordinates27°36′30″S 153°3′50″E / 27.60833°S 153.06389°E / -27.60833; 153.06389
Source confluenceEast and West branches
  locationEight Mile Plains
  coordinates27°34′23″S 153°4′37″E / 27.57306°S 153.07694°E / -27.57306; 153.07694
Mouthconfluence with the Brisbane River
  location
East Brisbane
  coordinates
27°25′46″S 153°7′46″E / 27.42944°S 153.12944°E / -27.42944; 153.12944
  elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Basin size122 km2 (47 sq mi)
Basin features
River systemBrisbane River

Bulimba Creek, originally known as Doboy Creek or Doughboy Creek, is a perennial stream that is a tributary of the Brisbane River, located in suburban Brisbane in the South East region of Queensland, Australia.