Deception Bay (Queensland)

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

Bay in South-East Queensland

Deception Bay

Deception Bay

Deception Bay

Location| South-East Queensland
Coordinates| 27°08′57″S 153°05′32″E﻿ / ﻿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

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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

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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

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1. ^ a b "Deception Bay – bay (entry 9563)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
2. ^ a b 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.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Deception Bay (Queensland).

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

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