Tingalpa Creek is a creek in South East Queensland

South East Queensland

South East Queensland is a region of the state of Queensland in Australia, which contains approximately two-thirds of the state population...

. It flows along Brisbane

Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...

's south east boundary with Redland City Council. The waterway serves as important wildlife corridor on the city's fringe. The creek also provides limited kayaking and fishing opportunities.

Tingalpa Creek has its headwaters in Venman Bushland National Park

Venman Bushland National Park

Venman Bushland is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 22 km southeast of Brisbane.-History:Jack Venman purchased 255 acres of land on West Mount Cotton Road in the Shire of Redland in 1954. The land had been heavily logged in the 1900s. Venman paid 2 pounds per acre which was a total...

 at Mount Cotton

Mount Cotton, Queensland

Mount Cotton is a suburb located south-east of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia in the Redland City local government area.Mount Cotton is named for the mountain that is in the area. It was named by Robert Dixon, a surveyor in the colony of Queensland. He named it after the commandant of the penal...

 and the Brisbane Koala Park in Burbank

Burbank, Queensland

Burbank is a large, greenbelt suburb in south east Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The suburb was named after Frank Burbank, a local horse dealer. Mount Petrie lies just to the north of the suburb. Burbank has a number of small intermittent creeks winding between cleared and uncleared rolling...

. It then flows a short distance through Sheldon

Sheldon, Queensland

Sheldon is a suburb of Redland City, Australia 23 km south-east of the Brisbane CBD.The suburb and surrounds form part of South-East Queensland's largest Koala protection zones and plays a vital part in the preservation of Queensland's Koala population....

 to the waters of the Leslie Harrison Dam

Leslie Harrison Dam

The Leslie Harrison Dam is a water storage reservoir for the Redland City Council. The dam forms Tingalpa Reservoir which is situated between the suburbs of Capalaba, Chandler and Burbank in Brisbane, Australia....

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The creek below the dam, now tidal, continues along its winding course through Capalaba West

Capalaba West, Queensland

Capalaba West was an outer suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is east of the CBD.The Capalaba region was initially settled in 1859 when the Queensland Government offered incentives to encourage immigration....

, Birkdale

Birkdale, Queensland

Birkdale is a suburb south east of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, within the Redland City local government area. It stretches from Tingalpa Creek in the west, the border with Brisbane City, to Wellington Point in the east...

 and Ransome

Ransome, Queensland

Ransome is an outer suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is east of the CBD.Ransome was named after C.H. Ransome who lived in the area and set up a business supplying mixed firewood to the city.-External links:*...

. In this area the creek which is popular with recreational anglers, is bordered by the Capalaba Regional Park, John Fredericks Park, Sciacca Sportsfield to the east and Tingalpa Creek Reserve on its western side.

The Cleveland railway line

Cleveland railway line, Brisbane

The Cleveland railway line is a suburban railway line extending 24.2 km east-southeast from Brisbane , the state capital of Queensland, Australia. It is part of the QR Citytrain network.-History:...

 crosses the creek before it flows to Moreton Bay

Moreton Bay

Moreton Bay is a bay on the eastern coast of Australia 45 km from Brisbane, Queensland. It is one of Queensland's most important coastal resources...

 at Thorneside, Queensland

Thorneside, Queensland

Thorneside is a coastal suburb located east of Brisbane, the capital of the Australian state of Queensland, and is part of the Redland City local government area.The locality is named after the railway station, originally named Thorne's siding after...

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Local council have developed a Tingalpa Creek Waterway Management Plan to coordinate management practices.