Burpengary Creek

The Burpengary Creek is situated about 35 km north of Brisbane, just south of the Caboolture River. It rises in the D’Aguilar Ranges and flows in an easterly direction towards the coast, passing through Burpengary and entering Moreton Bay at Deception Bay.

What to expect

The lower Burpengary Creek is tidal and diminishes as you navigate away from the ocean, where the river becomes somewhat steeper and ephemeral D’Aguilar Ranges. While it has a small catchment, the river is prone to rapid flooding with heavy rains.

The tidal reach will create a small current that is best done with the tides to maximise the depth in the creek. The creek wonders and a number of cuttings have formed in the lower sections.

Little Burpengary Creek is about 11.3 km but only the very lower section is navigable.

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Logistics

There is a single boat ramp on the creek. There are a couple other boat ramps on the bay and lower Caboolture River. These are run by Moreton Bay Council.

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Tides

There is a tidal influence for most trips, with care required near the mouth, and enough flow to provide a small current but the extra depth is probably the biggest consideration.

Tidal info for Burpengary River Mouth

HAT

2.70 m

MSL

1.33 m

MHWS

2.20 m

MHWN

1.80 m

MLWN

0.80 m

MLWS

0.40 m

January

21

Tue

02:16

1.84 m

08:23

0.95 m

14:10

1.93 m

21:01

0.71 m

January

22

Wed

03:16

1.84 m

09:29

1.05 m

15:00

1.78 m

21:51

0.74 m

January

23

Thu

04:30

1.89 m

10:51

1.09 m

16:06

1.66 m

22:52

0.75 m

January

24

Fri

05:43

1.99 m

12:19

1.04 m

17:20

1.61 m

23:56

0.72 m

Tide predictions are estimates only. The tidal datum is for Brisbane Bar. Tide predictions are calculated from Brisbane Bar with times adjusted by 19 minutes for low tide and 6 minutes for high tide.
Please refer to the Bureau of Meteorology and Australian National Tide Tables for official tidal information.
© Commonwealth of Australia

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Distance Table

The following distance table has some key locations. Distances are shown from the river mouth.

^* Side represents either the left / port (L) or right / starboard (R) sides when facing downstream of the main river or the specified direction of travel for bays or lakes (usually anticlockwise).
^§ Distances have been manually calculated from the river mouth.

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