Bremer River (Queensland)

Bremer River Urarrar (Red Stemmed Gum Trees in Ugarapul )
Road bridge across the Bremer River in Ipswich
Location of Bremer River river mouth in Queensland
Etymology	Captain James Gordon Bremer[1]
Location
Country	Australia
State	Queensland
Region	Scenic Rim, South East Queensland
Cities	Ipswich, Brisbane
Physical characteristics
Source	Scenic Rim
• location	Main Range National Park
• coordinates	27°55′55″S 152°27′53″E / 27.93194°S 152.46472°E / -27.93194; 152.46472
• elevation	140 m (460 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Brisbane River
• location	Barellan Point
• coordinates	27°34′57″S 152°51′16″E / 27.58250°S 152.85444°E / -27.58250; 152.85444
• elevation	4 m (13 ft)
Length	100 km (62 mi)
Basin size	2,032 km2 (785 sq mi)
Basin features
River system	Brisbane River catchment
Tributaries
• left	Western Creek, Franklin Vale Creek
• right	Warrill Creek, Reynold Creek, Purga Creek, Deebing Creek, Bundamba Creek
National park	Main Range National Park
[2]

The Bremer River is a river that is a tributary of the Brisbane River, located in the Scenic Rim and Brisbane regions of South East Queensland, Australia. The 100-kilometre (62 mi)-long Bremer River drains several Scenic Rim valleys in south-east Queensland, including the Fassifern Valley, with its catchment area covering approximately 2,032 square kilometres (785 sq mi).^[3] Most valleys within the catchment have extensive river terraces. The Bremer River system is extremely degraded.

European explorers John Oxley and Allan Cunningham visited the river in 1824 and it was first named by Oxley as Bremer's Creek presumably after Captain James Gordon Bremer who was in charge of HMS Tamar, at that time performing duties in the waters of the colony of New South Wales.^[1]