Deception Bay is a bay within Moreton Bay in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] The bay is shallow.[2] It contains some seagrass beds.[2]
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| Location | South-East Queensland |
| Coordinates | 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 in the most north-western part of Moreton Bay.
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]
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