Tallebudgera Creek

Tallebudgera Creek is a 25-kilometre long creek located in South East Queensland, Australia, in the Gold Coast local government area.

Its catchment area covers 98 square kilometres and it is widely popular among tourists and locals alike for its excellent fishing opportunities. The creek rises from the Springbrook Plateau below Burleigh Mountain in the Springbrook National Park close to Upper Tallebudgera, north of the New South Wales/Queensland border. It flows north by east through the scenic Tallebudgera Valley before reaching its mouth south of the Burleigh Head National Park where it enters the Coral Sea. The creek descends 100 metres over its course providing frequent spots for fishing. The name Tallebudgera is derived from the Yugambeh word "Jalubay-ngagam", which means "dingo's urine". The common species found in the creek include bream, flathead, whiting, and the bull shark to name a few.

The creek has an extensive canal system that runs alongside some of the Gold Coast's best housing. The canal system is one of the Gold Coast's three main canal and creek systems, the other two being the slightly smaller Currumbin Creek to the south and the much larger Nerang River to the north. Dredging is carried out yearly in winter and spring seasons to improve creek water quality and replenish sand on the nearby Burleigh Beach. The first bridge across the creek was inaugurated in 1926 when the road was known as Main Ocean Road, which was later upgraded as the Pacific Highway now known as the Gold Coast Highway. The Tallebudgera Creek Dam constructed on the creek in the 1950