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Ewen Maddock

Access may be restricted due to low water levels, events or other safety concerns such as firefighting aircraft using the dam and surrounding areas.

Please check with Seqwater for the latest updates before heading out.

Ewen Maddock Dam is located 5 km north of Landsborough on the Sunshine Coast.

Only non-motorised vessels suck as canoes, kayaks, row boats and sailing boats are allowed on the water.

It is an un-gated dam, so water flows over the spillway at 100 percent capacity.

What to expect

Pleasant lake paddling surrounded by forested terrain. Restricted to unpowered vessiles, the lake provides a break from the bustle seen in more popular areas during the summer months.

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Logistics

There is a single put-in point, a sandy beach near the main car park of Maddock Park.

It is operated by SEQWater.

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Map

Explore the key locations in the map below. Once visited, 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 from the put in area.

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

  • Maddock Park
  • Spillway

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Lake shoreline

Trip Details

Circumnavigation

Start
Maddock Park
Length
8.7 km
Type
Flatwater
Time
half day
Trip
Circumnavigation
Technical difficulty
Grade I
Rating

Quick Stats

Lake / Reservoir
Ewen Maddock Reservoir
Dam / Weir
Ewen Maddock Dam
Waterway
Addlington Creek
Perimeter
8.7 km
Catchment
21 sq km
Type
Lake
First Nations
Kabi Kabi
23.7°C
Feels like 25.0°C
23.5°C
06:21pm
27.3°C
01:10pm
Light Breeze
SE at 6 kph, gusts to 17 kph
Strongest Gust: 32 kph SE at 9:47am
2.4 mm since 9am

Sun and Twilight Times

05:36—18:27 / 12hr 51m
Civil: 05:13—18:49 / 13hr 36m
Nautical: 04:45—19:17 / 14hr 32m

Moon Info

Waning Crescent
Sun 12:12am 2:51pm
Banner image is of kids fishing on the Maroochy River at sunset
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