Teviot Brook

Teviot Brook is a waterway in South East Queensland, Australia. It rises in the Main Range at Carneys Creek and joins the Logan River at Cedar Grove. It is part of the Clarence Moreton Basin, a sedimentary basin on the easternmost part of the Australian continent.

Teviot Brook
Closed road bridge at Kagaru
Location of the Teviot Brook mouth in Queensland
EtymologyAllan Cunningham
Native nameIckkaybin
Location
CountryAustralia
StateQueensland
RegionSouth East Queensland
Local government areasScenic Rim Region
Physical characteristics
SourceScenic Rim
 • locationbelow Mount Roberts
 • coordinates28°10′06″S 152°33′22″E
MouthLogan River
 • location
east of Cedar Grove
 • coordinates
27°50′36″S 152°56′46″E
 • elevation
31 m (102 ft)
Basin features
National parkMain Range National Park

The catchment experiences strong seasonality with heavy rainfall in summer and a dry winter.[1] Teviot Brook passes through the town of Boonah[2] and Mount Alford. Close to its mouth, Teviot Brook is cross by the Sydney–Brisbane rail corridor.

History

It was named on 6 August 1828 by Allan Cunningham, a botanist and explorer, after the River Teviot, Roxburghshire, Scotland.[3] A plaque commemorating the naming is found at Coulson School in Coulson.[4] In 2011, the Wyaralong Dam was opened. It dams the Teviot Brook between Allenview and Wyaralong at the southern end of the Flinders Peak Group.

Management

The state government is working with landholders in the catchment to reduce sediment and nutrient runoff.[5] Other restoration programs along the river aim to control weeds, restore native vegetation and stabilise eroding banks.[6]

References
  1. Duvert, Clément; Dioni I. Cendon; Matthias Raiber; Jean-Luc Seidel; Malcolm E. Cox (2015). "Seasonal and spatial variations in rare earth elements to identify inter-aquifer linkages and recharge processes in an Australian catchment". Chemical Geology. 396 (9 March 2015): 83–97. doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2014.12.022.
  2. "Boonah". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  3. "Queensland place names search". The State of Queensland. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  4. "Teviot Brook". Monument Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  5. "Making a difference to Teviot Brook: Merrilyn Stenzel's creek project". SEQ Catchments. The State of Queensland. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  6. "Upper Teviot Brook Restoration: Gillett". The State of Queensland. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
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