Biggera Creek

The lower tidal canals and waterways provide a great escape from the bustle of the main rivers.

What to expect

Biggera creek enters the Broadwater at Biggera Waters and also via a heavily modified northern arm that flows through a series of canals near Runaway Bay. These canals are either highly built up or in the process if being developed.

The unmodified tidal section of the Biggera creek is significantly different, and provides pleasant paddling up through a small mangrove lined creek. Further upstream the creek is ephemeral, whereby during periods of low rainfall, it becomes a series of small stagnate or dry pools.

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Paddling Options

The creek and canal trips represent significantly different experiences.

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Logistics

There are a few put in spots along the river operated by Gold Coast City Council.

The likely best spot to put in is at Lands End (Ray St) boat ramp. Parking will be limited, especially during peak holiday periods.

Refer to the Distance Table and the Interactive Map for other options and additional details.

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Tides

Tides for Runaway Bay will represent those for Biggera canals, with small delays within the creek itself.

Tidal info for Runaway Bay

HAT

1.60 m

MSL

0.62 m

MHWS

1.20 m

MHWN

1.00 m

MLWN

0.30 m

MLWS

0.10 m

January

21

Tue

01:52

0.82 m

07:27

0.38 m

13:21

0.87 m

20:08

0.16 m

January

22

Wed

02:51

0.84 m

08:40

0.42 m

14:08

0.75 m

20:49

0.15 m

January

23

Thu

03:54

0.87 m

10:25

0.41 m

15:07

0.64 m

21:39

0.14 m

January

24

Fri

04:56

0.92 m

11:56

0.36 m

16:19

0.58 m

22:34

0.12 m

Tide predictions are estimates only.
Please refer to the Bureau of Meteorology and Australian National Tide Tables for official tidal information.
© Commonwealth of Australia

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Distances

Some key locations up until the upper tidal reaches are listed below. The canal distances are not listed

^* 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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Map

Explore the key locations in the map below. Most locations will have a photograph that can be seen by clicking on the icon or number in the map itself.

The map also has markers every 100 metres that start at 0 at where the creek meets the bay all the way to the source.

You may need to zoom in to see all of these markers. These do not correlate with any existing numbering system on the river.

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