Loders Creek

Small and peaceful creek to explore on a high tide.

What to expect

A short estuary like start soon contracts down into a small mangroved lined creek.

For a creek in the heart of the Gold Coast, it is in a remarkably healthy state with ibis and bat colonies along the waterway.

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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 the boat ramp at Broadwater Parklands due to parking. This is on the Broadwater just south of the creek. While there is no "car only" parking at Len Fox Park Boar Ramp, but you may be able to find something nearby.

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

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Tides

The trip into the creek should be done at high tide to maximise the depth and progression that is possible up the creek.

Tidal info for Loders Creek Entrance

HAT

1.90 m

MSL

0.82 m

MHWS

1.40 m

MHWN

1.10 m

MLWN

0.40 m

MLWS

0.10 m

December

22

Sun

01:40

0.97 m

07:15

0.49 m

13:31

1.31 m

20:33

0.33 m

December

23

Mon

02:46

1.01 m

08:23

0.56 m

14:18

1.21 m

21:18

0.33 m

December

24

Tue

03:53

1.09 m

09:39

0.60 m

15:12

1.13 m

22:04

0.32 m

December

25

Wed

04:50

1.20 m

10:56

0.59 m

16:12

1.07 m

22:50

0.30 m

Tide predictions are estimates only. The tidal datum is for Gold Coast Seaway. Tide predictions are calculated from Gold Coast Seaway with times adjusted by 39 minutes for low tide and 22 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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Distances

Some key locations up the creek are listed below.

^* 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).
^† Most of the features were taken from local council pages.
^§ 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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