Isis River (Queensland)

For other uses, see Isis River.

Isis
River
Name origin: The Isis
Country	Australia
State	Queensland
Region	Wide Bay–Burnett
Part of	Burrum River catchment
Source confluence	Smith Creek and Sarahana Creek
- location	east of Childers
- elevation	35 m (115 ft)
- coordinates
Mouth	confluence with the Burrum River
- location	south of Buxton
- elevation	0 m (0 ft)
- coordinates
Length	27 km (17 mi)
Basin	526 km2 (203 sq mi)
Location of Isis River river mouth in Queensland

The Isis River is a river in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia.

Formed by the confluence of the Smith and Sarahana Creeks, the river rises east of Childers and flows in an easterly direction where it joins the Burrum River, south of Buxton. Not far from its junction with the Isis River, the Burrum and the Gregory River form a confluence and empty into the Coral Sea at Burrum Heads. The river descends 35 metres (115 ft) over its 27-kilometre (17 mi) course.

The drainage sub-basin occupies an area of 526 square kilometres (203 sq mi).

South of Childers, the river is crossed by the Bruce Highway via the Isis River Bridge.

The river was named by its European discoverers, two colonial surveyors who likened it to the River Isis in Oxfordshire, England. Other features such as the Isis Highway and the Isis Shire draw their name from the river.

See also

• List of rivers of Queensland