Petrie Creek

Petrie Creek rises in the Blackall Range near Flaxton, directly west of Woombye. It drops quickly and winds its way through to Nambour. From here is meanders along the flood plains joined by Paynters Creek just before it enters the Maroochy River.

The river is named after Tom Petrie who paddled the creek in a long boat back in 1862.

What to expect

Easy wide tidal river for most of the trip to the Bruce Highway. From here expect it to become narrow with rocky riffles and ponds until it becomes a steep rocky intermediate stream on the slopes of the range.

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Paddling Options

The two trips quickly covered here include a return paddle up towards Nambour and a paddle around the bottom of Paynter Creek. The latter had a trip report with a put-in from the edge of the road beside the creek. If that looks too difficult, the nearest boat ramps are at Maroochydore and Bli Bli.

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Logistics

There is a gravel pull-over area along the bottom of Paynter Creek, otherwise it's the boat ramps on the Maroochy River at Maroochydore and Bli Bli.

Translink provide a couple of options for busing between Maroochydore and Nambour:

• Bus Route 612 runs between Maroochydore and Bli Bli before heading up to Nambour.
• Bus Route 610 runs directly between Maroochydore and Nambour.

All ramps and parks 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 easist to go with the tidal flows, though these are not as strong as those found on the main Maroochy River.

Tidal info for Petrie Creek Entrance

HAT

2.20 m

MSL

1.01 m

MHWS

1.70 m

MHWN

1.30 m

MLWN

0.60 m

MLWS

0.30 m

February

22

Sat

05:10

1.49 m

12:59

0.89 m

16:39

1.10 m

23:31

0.67 m

February

23

Sun

06:15

1.59 m

14:00

0.79 m

18:08

1.15 m

February

24

Mon

00:50

0.60 m

07:07

1.71 m

14:42

0.68 m

19:05

1.24 m

February

25

Tue

01:52

0.49 m

07:50

1.85 m

15:17

0.56 m

19:52

1.36 m

Tides for selected locations on the Petrie Creek for Saturday, 22nd February

Paynter Creek

05:26

1.49 m

13:15

0.89 m

16:55

1.10 m

23:47

0.67 m

Bruce Hway

05:48

1.49 m

13:41

0.89 m

17:17

1.10 m

Tide predictions are estimates only. The tidal datum is for Mooloolaba. Tide predictions are calculated from Mooloolaba with times adjusted by 136 minutes for low tide and 84 minutes for high tide. Other locations use a similar offset calculation.
Please refer to the Bureau of Meteorology and Australian National Tide Tables for official tidal information.
© Commonwealth of Australia

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