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:

    “If we did not have such a thing as an airplane today, we would probably create something the size of N.A.S.A. to make one.”
    —H. Ross Perot (b. 1930)

    “the folk-lore
    Of each of the senses; call it, again and again,
    The river that flows nowhere, like a sea.”
    —Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)