Breakfast Creek Facts for Kids

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Breakfast Creek
Location of the Breakfast Creek mouth in Queensland
Native name	Yawagara / Enoggera (Aboriginal)
Other name(s)	Enoggera Creek
Country	Australia
State	Queensland
Region	South East Queensland
City	Brisbane
Physical characteristics
Main source	D'Aguilar Range D'Aguilar National Park
River mouth	confluence with the Brisbane River Albion, Newstead 1 m (3 ft 3 in) 27°26′31″S 153°2′51″E / 27.44194°S 153.04750°E / -27.44194; 153.04750
Length	2 km (1.2 mi)
Basin features
River system	Brisbane River

Breakfast Creek is a small waterway in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It's like a smaller river that flows into the bigger Brisbane River. The local Aboriginal people call it Yawagara.

Where Breakfast Creek Flows
- Cool Spots Along the Creek
History of Breakfast Creek
Bridges Over Breakfast Creek
- First Bridges
- Later Bridges
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Where Breakfast Creek Flows

Breakfast Creek starts as Enoggera Creek in the D'Aguilar National Park. It flows for about 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) before joining the Brisbane River. This meeting point is in a suburb called Newstead, right next to Newstead Park.

When you travel up the Brisbane River, Breakfast Creek is the first waterway to join it on the northern side.

Cool Spots Along the Creek

The famous Breakfast Creek Hotel is located near where the creek meets the Brisbane River. It's known for serving a special kind of beer from wooden barrels.
A new bridge, the Breakfast Creek Green Bridge, is being built here. It will help people cross the creek easily.
The shorter race in the yearly Bridge to Brisbane fun run starts at the Breakfast Creek bridge.

History of Breakfast Creek

Breakfast Creek has a long and interesting history.

Early Meetings and Naming

In 1824, explorers John Oxley and Allan Cunningham met Aboriginal people at the mouth of the creek. After they had breakfast there, a small disagreement happened when someone took Oxley's hat. Oxley then named the waterway "Breakfast Creek" to remember this event.

Aboriginal Campsite

For many years, an important Aboriginal camping ground was located in the Breakfast Creek area. This camp was a main place where local Aboriginal people provided fish to the early European settlement of Moreton Bay. It was also where a respected Aboriginal leader named Dalaipi shared his important "Indictments" in 1858. Police raids in the 1860s unfortunately broke up this camp.

First European Settlers

One of the first European settlers along the creek was Patrick Leslie. In 1845, he built Newstead House, which is still standing today. Later, many Chinese families from Fortitude Valley settled in the low-lying areas around Breakfast Creek. They had businesses and built the Temple of the Holy Triad in 1886.

During dry periods in the early colony, when water was scarce, supplies were brought from Breakfast Creek.

Floods Over Time

The areas near Breakfast Creek have been affected by floods many times. Major floods happened in 1893, 1974, and 2011.

Bridges Over Breakfast Creek

Many bridges have been built across Breakfast Creek over the years.

First Bridges

The very first bridge was built in 1836. However, early bridges were often destroyed by floods. The first strong, permanent bridge was built in 1858 using a tough wood called ironbark.

Later Bridges

As the wooden bridge wore out, a second metal bridge was built in 1889. With more and more traffic, a third, larger concrete bridge was built in 1958. This concrete bridge is still in use today.

You can still see parts of the second metal bridge. These old parts are listed on the Brisbane Heritage Register because they are important to the city's history.

A new rail bridge, part of the Cross River Rail project, is expected to open by 2025.