REDLAND City's waterways are in a "fair condition" according to an annual report on the health of the state's rivers, estuaries, catchments and the bay.
This year's Healthy Waterways report, which used a new marking system, gave Redland city's waters a C+ rating for their environmental condition.
A C+ rating showed the city's waterways were close to meeting guidelines and were still functional despite some environmental impacts.
The city's waterways also received a three-and-a-half star rating for proving high recreational and environmental benefits to the community.
Only Broadwater at the Gold Coast and Noosa received A ratings while Logan got the worst with a "D".
It was the first year the semi-government organisation handed out star-ratings for benefits to the community.
Healthy Waterways chief executive Julie McLellan said Redland waterways were supporting high recreational fishing benefits in catchments.
"However, the condition and benefits are under pressure from high sediment and nutrient loads,” she said.
"Our expanded monitoring assessed good to excellent riparian vegetation and excellent habitat across Redlands waterways."
Deputy mayor Alan Beard said there had been great results from council's waterways extension program and Thursday's results were "promising".
"But our goal is, and must always be, to achieve a five-star rating," he said.
"Our Waterways Extension Program now covers 839 hectares on 79 private properties in Hilliards and Eprapah catchments.
"Council also began an extended recreational waters monitoring program at 12 local beaches.
"If there was a grade for effort, I believe Redlands deserves an A for its ongoing commitment."
Cr Beard said more than 20 per cent of Redland residents were involved in water activities with 285 landowners and 48 community groups working to improve and protect waterways.
Over the year, 24,500 riparian plants were planted along waterways corridors and officers visited more than 1000 properties to educate residents about waterways health.
Officers also got rid of weeds at 45 sites and collected 100 cubic metres of rubbish from waterways.
This year's rating cannot be compared to last year's "F" for fail rating. However, councillor Wendy Boglary said if the same measurements were used, the city's waterways would still have received an "F" this year.
The report said sediment and nutrients continued to be issues, exacerbated by the low rainfall this year.
The city is at the end of the waterways system with water from neighbouring council areas flowing through Redland creeks and into the bay.
The report also suggested a whole of region approach and urged all councils to work together with organisations including Healthy Waterways and the new SEQ Council of Mayors’ Resilient Rivers Initiative.
Redland mayor Karen Williams is the deputy chair of the Resilient Rivers Initiative, a partnership between Council of Mayors (SEQ), the Queensland Government, water utilities, key regional waterways and catchment organisations and the community.
It aims to improve the health of waterways and the bay by coordinating catchment management and keeping soil out of waterways.
