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Eudlo Creek

Eudlo Creek is a quiet and calm tributary of the Maroochy River, tucked behind Maroochydore. It travels past a number of conservation areas and provides multiple wildlife view opportunities. Lined by woodlands, you can easily forget you are a stone throw away from one of the largest built-up areas of the coast.

What to expect

Calm paddle through wooded areas. Once past the tidal areas, expect a small creek with plenty of tree hazards.

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Logistics

Maroochy Lions Park Boat Ramp on Fishermans Road is the best put-in spot, although this can be busy with the farmers markets on Sundays. Bradman Avenue Boat Ramp is also close to the creek entrance. All are operated by Sunshine Coast Council.

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

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Tides

There is minimal tidal influence for most trips, though high tide will allow exploration further up the creek.

Tidal info for Eudlo Creek Entrance
March
29
Sat
moon icon
03:45
0.24 m
09:09
2.02 m
16:21
0.17 m
21:35
1.92 m
March
30
Sun
04:32
0.24 m
09:49
1.95 m
16:57
0.14 m
22:20
2.01 m
March
31
Mon
05:21
0.29 m
10:31
1.82 m
17:35
0.17 m
23:06
2.04 m
April
1
Tue
06:12
0.40 m
11:14
1.64 m
18:13
0.24 m
23:56
2.01 m
Tide predictions are estimates only. Tide predictions are calculated from Mooloolaba with times adjusted by 130 minutes for low tide and 78 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 on the main Coolum and Yandina Creek navigable sections are listed below.

Location * Features Distance (km) §
Leg Total
R Bradman Avenue Boat Ramp, Maroochydore
-0.5
Eudlo Creek 0.5 0.0
R Maroochy Lions Park Boat Ramp, Fishermans Road, Maroochydore
0.8 0.8
Tidal Reach 4.2 5.0

* 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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narrow creek

Trip Details

Lower Creek

Start
Lions Park
Start
Mangrove Gully
Length
8.4 km
Type
Return
Time
half day
Technical difficulty
Grade I
Rating
Elevation Loss
N/A (tidal)

Quick Stats

Source
Blackall Range
Elevation 145 m
Mouth
Maroochy River
Elevation 0 m
Length
26 km
Navigable
5.0 km
Catchment
84 sq km
Elevation Loss
Elevation 145 m
First Nations
Kabi Kabi
24.8°C
Feels like 21.7°C
22.4°C
01:06am
24.9°C
12:20pm
Strong Breeze
NE at 46 kph, gusts to 52 kph
Strongest Gust: 61 kph ENE at 12:09pm
31.6 mm since 9am

Sun and Twilight Times

05:54—17:50 / 11hr 56m
Civil: 05:32—18:12 / 12hr 40m
Nautical: 05:05—18:39 / 13hr 33m

Moon Info

New Moon 9:00pm
5:19am 5:36pm
Banner image is of a view over the lower Maroochy River to Maroochydore
© Thomas and Olivia Williams
Some rights reserved CC BY

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 kilometer that start at 0 at where the creek meets Maroochy River. You may need to zoom in to see all of these kilometer markers. These do not correlate with any existing numbering system on the river.

  • Eudlo Creek
  • East Eudlo Creek
  • Boat Ramps

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Banner image is a view over the lower Maroochy River to Maroochydore.
© Thomas and Olivia Williams
Some rights reserved CC BY