Waterpark Creek Explained

Waterpark
Pushpin Map:Australia Queensland
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Waterpark Creek mouth in Queensland
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Australia
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Queensland
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Central Queensland
Length:35km (22miles)
Source1:Great Dividing Range
Source1 Location:below Samuel Hill
Source1 Elevation:53m (174feet)
Mouth:Coral Sea
Mouth Location:Corio Bay
Mouth Coordinates:-22.9081°N 150.7247°W
Mouth Elevation:0m (00feet)
Basin Size:1836km2
Custom Label:National park
Custom Data:Byfield National Park
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The Waterpark Creek is a creek in Central Queensland, Australia.

The headwaters of the creek rise below Samuel Hill in the Great Dividing Range and flows in a south easterly direction. It continues through the Byfield National Park and then travels almost parallel with the Yeppoon - Byfield Road before discharging into Corio Bay, approximately 15km (09miles) north of Yeppoon, and then into the Coral Sea. The creek descends over its 35km (22miles) course.[1]

The drainage basin of the creek occupies an area of 1836km2 of which an area of 259km2 is made up of estuarine wetlands.[2]

In the section within the Byfield National Park, the creek contains a population of Rhadinocentrus ornatus, a small freshwater fish species.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Map of Water Park Creek, QLD. 4 July 2015. Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia.
  2. Web site: Waterpark Creek drainage basin. 4 July 2015. WetlandInfo. Queensland Government.
  3. Book: Pusey, Brad . Freshwater Fishes of North-Eastern Australia . Mark Kennard . Angela Arthington . 2004 . Csiro Publishing . 064309895X . 199 . 12 May 2013.