Bulimba Creek

Bulimba Creek
Doboy Creek, Doughboy Creek
Bulimba Creek; Doboy Creek, Doughboy Creek
	Bulimba Creek at Mansfield, 2014
	Location of the Bulimba Creek mouth in Queensland
Etymology	Aboriginal: Boolimbah meaning a place of the magpie-lark
Location
Country	Australia
State	Queensland
Region	South East Queenseland
City	Brisbane
Physical characteristics
Source	Mount Gravatt via Bulimba Creek West [dubious – discuss]
• location	Kuraby
• coordinates	27°32′48″S 153°4′20″E / 27.54667°S 153.07222°E
2nd source	Bulimba Creek East
• location	Runcorn
• coordinates	27°36′30″S 153°3′50″E / 27.60833°S 153.06389°E
Source confluence	East and West branches
• location	Eight Mile Plains
• coordinates	27°34′23″S 153°4′37″E / 27.57306°S 153.07694°E
Mouth	confluence with the Brisbane River
• location	East Brisbane
• coordinates	27°25′46″S 153°7′46″E / 27.42944°S 153.12944°E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Basin size	122 km2 (47 sq mi)
Basin features
River system	Brisbane River

Bulimba Creek, originally known as Doboy Creek or Doughboy Creek,^[3]^[4] is a perennial stream that is a tributary of the Brisbane River, located in suburban Brisbane in the South East region of Queensland, Australia.

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