Ross River

Ross River may refer to:

  • Ross River (Northern Territory), a triburtary of Todd River near Alice Springs
  • Ross River (Queensland), the main river that flows through Townsville, Queensland, Australia
    • Ross River Dam, located at the end of Riverway Drive in the City of Townsville
  • Ross River (Yukon), one of the main tributaries of the Pelly River, Yukon, Canada
    • Ross River, Yukon, an unincorporated community found where the Ross River meets the Pelly
    • Ross River Dena Council, a First Nations group in Ross River
    • Ross River Airport, the airport that serves the community
  • Ross River virus, an arbovirus of the genus Alphavirus
  • Ross River Fever, a mosquito-transmitted Alphavirus

Famous quotes containing the words ross and/or river:

    “The New Yorker will be the magazine which is not edited for the old lady from Dubuque.”
    —Harold W. Ross (1892–1951)

    “The river sweats
    Oil and tar
    The barges drift
    With the turning tide”
    —T.S. (Thomas Stearns)