The South Pine River rises in the D'Aguilar Range below Mount Glorious near , northwest of Brisbane, and flows generally east, to form its confluence with the North Pine River at Lawnton, where the river forms the Pine River.
The South Pine River originates in the D'Aguilar Range, near Mount Glorious, northwest of Brisbane, flows generally east, to join the North Pine River at Lawnton, forming the Pine River.