Lake Cooroibah

A small lake on the Noosa River that has a mostly forested shoreline making for a scenic and sheltered paddle. Some residential housing can be seen around the lake but the frontal strip hides most of these.

Cooroibah is named after the Kabi Kabi phrase for "place of possums".

What to expect

A relatively deep channel (1 - 1.5 m) follows the main course of the Noosa River with shallower sections in other areas (0.2 - 0.7 m). There are excellent longer distance views across the lake to mountains in the south-west.

Cooroibah Creek is a small tidal creek that can be found on the south west corner of Lake Cooroibah.

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Paddling Options

There are based on unconfirmed access points. See the logistics section below.

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Logistics

Exact logistics are a bit unknown without visiting the lake. There is a likely spot to put in vi

There is apparently a large wooden pier to access the water in McKinnon Park off McKinnon Drive, Noosa Banks. It is best to use the jetty or timber ramp which facilitate access to the water without degrading banks.

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Tides

Lake Cooroibah mean high water mark (MHWM) tidal range is 0.33 m, enough to make a noticable difference in the more shallow sections.

Tidal info for North Shore Ferry

HAT

2.30 m

MSL

1.16 m

MHWS

1.80 m

MHWN

1.50 m

MLWN

0.70 m

MLWS

0.40 m

September

8

Sun

06:23

0.53 m

12:12

1.63 m

18:54

0.80 m

23:57

1.49 m

September

9

Mon

06:54

0.60 m

12:54

1.60 m

19:44

0.90 m

September

10

Tue

00:32

1.37 m

07:30

0.67 m

13:48

1.57 m

20:53

0.97 m

September

11

Wed

01:20

1.26 m

08:21

0.74 m

15:17

1.58 m

22:49

0.98 m

Tide predictions are estimates only. The tidal datum is for Noosa Head. Tide predictions are calculated from Noosa Head with times adjusted by 120 minutes for low tide and 82 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

Starting at Cooroibah Village and going anti-clockwise around the lake:

^§ 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 after being visited 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 possible access point at Cooroibah Village.

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

• Lake Cooroibah
• Cooroibah Creek
• Boat Ramp
• Access Points
• Pontoon

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What to take

Ensure electronic devices and gear have waterproof containers / dry bags if needed.

^* Highly recommended (aka required)
^† You should wear clothing and footwear that you can comfortably swim in.
^‡ These are for self or assisted rescues where you can't easily reach the shore.

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Wildlife

Lake bank vegetation is characteristically Melaleuca and Casuarina, although the lake’s south western shore has a dense and relatively wide mangrove fringe. The shoreline has extensive reed beds in places.

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