Gold Creek (Queensland)

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Gold Creek rises in Brisbane Forest Park in the suburb of Upper Brookfield, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; is dammed by Gold Creek Dam and on leaving the Forest Park runs alongside Gold Creek Road until it joins Gap Creek at Brookfield.

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    Coordinates: 27°28′38.84″S152°54′27.5″E / 27.4774556°S 152.907639°E / -27.4774556; 152.907639