Waterpark Creek

The Waterpark Creek is a creek located in Central Queensland, Australia.

Waterpark
Location of Waterpark Creek mouth in Queensland
Location
Country	Australia
State	Queensland
Region	Central Queensland
Physical characteristics
Source	Great Dividing Range
• location	below Samuel Hill
• elevation	53 m (174 ft)
Mouth	Coral Sea
• location	Corio Bay
• coordinates	22°54′29″S 150°43′29″E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	35 km (22 mi)
Basin size	1,836 km2 (709 sq mi)
Basin features
National park	Byfield National Park
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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 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Yeppoon, and then into the Coral Sea. The creek descends 53 metres (174 ft) over its 35-kilometre (22 mi) course.[1]

The drainage basin of the creek occupies an area of 1,836 square kilometres (709 sq mi) of which an area of 259 square kilometres (100 sq mi) 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]