Teviot Brook, Brook in Logan City, Australia
Teviot Brook is a waterway in South East Queensland that flows from the Main Range near Carneys Creek down to the Logan River at Cedar Grove. The waters are held back by Wyaralong Dam, built between Allenview and Wyaralong near Flinders Peak Group.
Explorer Allan Cunningham named this waterway in 1828 after the River Teviot in Roxburghshire, Scotland, during his travels through the region. The name reflects Scottish heritage that marked early European exploration of Southeast Queensland.
Allan Cunningham named the brook on 6 August 1828 after the River Teviot in Roxburghshire, Scotland; a plaque at Coulson School in Coulson records the naming. The waterway also carries the name Ickkaybin. It passes through Boonah and Mount Alford, and close to its mouth the Sydney–Brisbane rail corridor crosses it.
Teviot Brook passes through Boonah and Mount Alford, and the Sydney–Brisbane rail corridor crosses it close to its mouth. Wyaralong Dam, opened in 2011, holds the water between Allenview and Wyaralong at the southern end of the Flinders Peak Group. The catchment has wet summers and a dry winter, so flow varies through the year.
Teviot Brook is also known as Ickkaybin, an Aboriginal name recorded for the waterway. A plaque at Coulson School in Coulson marks Allan Cunningham's naming of the brook on 6 August 1828, giving visitors a fixed spot to look for along the upper catchment.
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