Deception Bay (Queensland)

For the suburb of the same name, see Deception Bay, Queensland.

Deception Bay
Deception Bay
Deception Bay
Location	South-East Queensland
Coordinates	27.1492°S 153.0922°E / -27.1492; 153.0922 (Deception Bay)
Type	Bay
Part of	Moreton Bay
River sources	Caboolture River, Burpengary Creek
Primary outflows	Pumicestone Passage
Ocean/sea sources	Pacific Ocean
Basin countries	Australia

Deception Bay is a bay within Moreton Bay in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.^[1] The bay is shallow.^[2] It contains some seagrass beds.^[2]

Geography

Map of Moreton Bay showing Deception Bay in the north-west, 1886

Deception Bay is in the most north-western part of Moreton Bay. The Caboolture River flows into the bay. Increased urban development has seen the river bring sediment loadings into the bay.^[3]

History

In 1823, John Oxley originally named it Pumice Stone River believing it was a river because it was very shallow. Its present name refers Oxley being deceived by its appearance.^[1]

References

1. "Deception Bay – bay (entry 9563)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
2. Graham, Bruce (2004). The Green Coast: The Natural Environment of the Tweed-Moreton Bioregion. Tweed Heads, New South Wales. pp. 27, 134. ISBN 0-9751817-0-X. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
3. Brady, James P.; Ayoko, Godwin A.; Martens, Wayde N.; Goonetilleke, Ashantha (15 April 2014). "Enrichment, distribution and sources of heavy metals in the sediments of Deception Bay, Queensland, Australia" (PDF). Marine Pollution Bulletin. 81 (1): 248–255. Bibcode:2014MarPB..81..248B. doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.01.031. PMID 24485297. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 June 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.

External links

• "Map of Deception Bay". Queensland Government. 1941. Archived from the original on 22 May 2020.