Tributaries of the North  Laceys Creek   Armstrong Creek  Pine Creek  One Mile Creek  Sideling Creek

Tributaries of the  Dawson Creek  Cedar Creek  Samford Creek Tributaries of the Pine River  Bald Hills Creek  Four Mile Creek

The rises in the D'Aguilar Range in the Mount Mee State Forest, approximately 50 km (31 mi) northwest of , and flows generally southeast to form its confluence with the South Pine River at Lawnton, where the river forms the Pine River. The river flows mostly through the Region, just to the south of Dayboro. Along with Kobble Creek it is dammed at Whiteside to form the , an artificial lake called Lake Samsonvale. This catchment provides drinking water to Redcliffe, Pine Rivers, Caboolture and the northern suburbs of Brisbane. After the North Pine Dam, the North Pine River continues through the suburbs of Petrie and Lawnton, where it meets with the South Pine River and forms the Pine River, flowing into . The river descends 470 metres (1,540 ft) over its 54- kilometre (34 mi) course.

The South Pine River rises in the D'Aguilar Range below near Highvale, northwest of Brisbane, and flows generally east, to form its confluence with the North Pine River at Lawnton, where the river forms the Pine River. The river flows mostly through the , through Samford before snaking through the outer north western suburbs of Brisbane where it divides the suburbs of Eatons Hill and Brendale to the north and to the south. In this area it is joined by its major tributary Dawson Creek. Meeting with Albany Creek in the suburb of the same name, it carries the city council boundary between the Moreton Bay Regional Council and the Brisbane City Council down to its confluence. To the northwest of the South Pine River are the Pine Rivers suburbs of Strathpine and Lawnton, while on the southeast are Brisbane City Council suburbs Bridgeman Downs and Bald Hills. The river descends 287 metres (942 ft) over its 41-kilometre (25 mi) course.

The Pine River carries the city border between the Moreton Bay Region and City of Brisbane along its middle (continuing up the South Pine River). The northern shoreline follows Pine Rivers suburbs of Murrumba Downs and Griffin, while the southern shoreline follows Brisbane suburbs of Bald Hills and Brighton. The river descends 11 metres (36 ft) over its 7-kilometre (4.3 mi) course. The Bald Hills Creek feeds into the Pine River which create the Bald Hills Creek and Tinchi Tamba Wetlands Reserve, a large environmental park covering more than 380 hectares (940 acres). The Pine River and wetland is significant because of its value to wildlife, especially migratory waders. The Pine River is classified as being 'extensively modified'.