The main tributary of note is Weyba Creek that joins up to Lake Weyba, but there are a number of other side creeks and lakes that can be explored as you make your way upstream. These are more dependant on water levels, especially some of the smaller lower creeks that are best done with a high tides

Estimations of the navigatable distances are approximations from aerial photographs.

Lake Weyba and Weyba Creek

The tidal Weyba Creek (5.1 km) leads to Lake Weyba. There are some urban canals to explore at Noosa as well as some island reserves along with some large bat colonies as you move away from Noosa. Lake Weyba is the second largest lake in the basin, 4.2 km by 2.5 km.

Lake Doonella

This small lake reserve is 1.5 km by 0.6 km. The lake separates Noosaville from Tewantin

Wooroi Creek

This small creek has 1.5 km navigatable waters and can be found imediately upstream of the North Shore ferry.

Lake Cooroibah

Smaller of the two major lakes directly on the Noosa River itself. It is 2.0 km long and it is about a 1.9 km paddle directly across when paddling up or down the river, about 2.5 km across if you huge the eastern shoreline.

Cooroibah Creek

Small creek off off Lake Cooroibah that has about 1.8 km navigatable waters. It's 1.8 km from the mainstem of the Noosa River.

Lake Cootharaba

Lake Cootharaba is a large and shallow lake that can get rough with windy conditions. It is 10 km long and up to 5 km wide.

Cooloothin Creek

A small creek near the southern exit of the lake with about 1.3 km navigatable waters.

Kin Kin Creek

Likely the longest creek in the basin next to the Noosa River, but it only has around 5.5 km navigatable waters and is mostly ephemeral or intermittent upstream, flowing only with high rainfall events.

Lake Como

Just north of Lake Cootharaba is this small lake separated from the main river by Como Reach. It is about 2.5 km long.

Teewah Creek

The confluence of this creek marks about the end of the main navigatable section of the Noosa River itself. The creek has about 1 km of paddlable waters, but will likely be snaggy and difficult.