Ross River, Queensland
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.jpg) Rural scene in Ross River, 2013 | |||||||||||||
  Ross River | |||||||||||||
 Interactive map of Ross River | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 19°28′48″S 146°47′35″E / 19.4800°S 146.7930°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 121.3 km2 (46.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 0 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.000/km2 (0.000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4816 | ||||||||||||
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Ross River is a rural locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Ross River had "no people or a very low population".[1]
The Ross River (the river) forms the western boundary of the locality. Lake Ross occupies much of the locality and is a reservoir created by the Ross River Dam across the river.[3][4]
History
The locality is presumably named after the river Ross River which is named after publican William Alfred Ross.[5]
