Ross River

Etymology

 * Named in 1864 after William Alfred Ross (–1887), first publican of the settlement who later became a mayor of Townsville in 1868.
 * Named in 1843 by Robert Campbell after Donald Ross, a chief factor of the Hudson’s Bay Company.

Proper noun

 * , flowing through the city of Townsville.

Proper noun

 * , located where the river of the same name meets the Pelly River.