Lake Baroon

Stillwater
3.9 km²
Water area
A Seqwater dam on Obi Obi Creek north of Maleny in Queensland, stocked with Australian bass and Mary River cod.
Lake Baroon is a dam lake on Obi Obi Creek, about 7km north of Maleny, and the fish to plan around are Australian bass and Mary River cod, the two species Queensland stocks into it.
The lake and the dam are one water. The dam is called Baroon Pocket Dam, it holds back Obi Obi Creek, and what it holds is Lake Baroon.
Seqwater owns the dam, so check its site for facilities, fishing vessel requirements and dam alerts before you drive up. Read the Queensland fishing rules before you fish, because they decide what you may do and keep.
No live gauge
No gauge readings are available for this water.
Season
Driving directions

Fish and forage

Queensland’s stocking profile for the dam lists Australian bass and Mary River cod. Those are the fish to plan for.

Access and safety

The dam sits on Baroon Pocket Road, North Maleny. Check Seqwater’s site for what is open and what is not before you go.

Regulations

Check the current Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Fisheries Queensland fishing rules before you fish.

Questions

Page reviewed 2026-10-01