Lockyer Creek
| Lockyer | |
|---|---|
Lower Lockyer Creek, 2011 | |
Location of the Lockyer Creek mouth in Queensland | |
| Etymology | Edmund Lockyer |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Queensland |
| Region | South East Queensland |
| Cities | Helidon, Grantham, Gatton |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Great Dividing Range |
| • location | Main Range National Park |
| • coordinates | 27°28′6″S 152°5′19″E / 27.46833°S 152.08861°E |
| • elevation | 216 m (709 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with the Brisbane River |
• location | near Wivenhoe Pocket |
• coordinates | 27°24′59″S 152°36′20″E / 27.41639°S 152.60556°E |
• elevation | 37 m (121 ft) |
| Length | 113 km (70 mi) |
| Basin size | 3,032 km2 (1,171 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Brisbane River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Buaraba Creek, Redbank Creek (Queensland), Sheep Creek (Queensland), Alice Creek (Queensland), Murphy's Creek |
| • right | Plain Creek, Laidley Creek, Sandy Creek (Queensland), Tenthill Creek, Ma Ma Creek, Flagstone Creek (Queensland), Gatton Creek |
| National park | Main Range National Park |
The Lockyer Creek is a creek in South East Queensland, Australia. A tributary of the Brisbane River, the creek is a major drainage system in the Lockyer Valley. Rising on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, the creek flows generally north-easterly for more than 100 kilometres (62 mi) before it reaches its confluence with the Brisbane River north-northeast of Lowood, and downstream from the Wivenhoe Dam. The creek is named after Edmund Lockyer.