Pimpama River

Pimpama
River
The Pimpama River at Pimpama, 2014
Country	Australia
State	Queensland
Region	South East Queensland
Local government area	City of Gold Coast
Part of	Gold Coast Broadwater
Tributaries
- right	Hotham Creek, McCoys Creek
Source	Darlington Range
- location	west of Willow Vale
- elevation	350 m (1,148 ft)
- coordinates	27°49′14″S 153°13′59″E / 27.82056°S 153.23306°E / -27.82056; 153.23306
Mouth	Tipplers Passage
- location	south of Jacobs Well
- elevation	0 m (0 ft)
- coordinates	27°47′54″S 153°21′49″E / 27.79833°S 153.36361°E / -27.79833; 153.36361Coordinates: 27°47′54″S 153°21′49″E / 27.79833°S 153.36361°E / -27.79833; 153.36361
Length	80 km (50 mi)
Basin	489 km2 (189 sq mi)
National park	Southern Moreton Bay Islands National Park
Location of the Pimpama River river mouth in Queensland
Open Street Map of the Pimpama River, 2015

The Pimpama River is a perennial river located in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. Its catchment lies within the Gold Coast local government area and covers an area of 171 square kilometres (66 sq mi).

The Pimpama River rises in the Darlington Range on the north-western slopes of Wongawallan Mountain, west of Willow Vale in the Gold Coast hinterland. The river flows generally north-easterly, joined by two minor tributaries before emptying into Tipplers Passage where it its joined by the North Branch of the Coomera River in the Southern Moreton Bay Islands National Park and south of Woogoompah Island. From here the river forms its confluence with the Broadwater, part of the southern Moreton Bay and enters the Coral Sea either south or north of South Stradbroke Island.

The catchment area of the Pimpama River is bounded by the Logan and Albert rivers catchment to the north, the Coomera River catchment to the south and the Broadwater in the east. The name of the river was the source for the naming of nearby Pimpama. The Pacific Motorway crosses the river between Kingsholme and Ormeau.