Bermagui River
| Bermagui River | |
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 An aerial view of themouthof the Bermagui River, pictured bottom left, 2011. | |
| Etymology | Canoe with paddles[1][2] |
| Native name |
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| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | South East Corner(IBRA),South Coast |
| Local government area | Bega Valley |
| Town | Bermagui |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Coolagolite Creek and Nutleys Creek |
| • location | Bermagui South |
| • elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Mouth | Tasman Sea,South Pacific Ocean |
• location | nearBermagui |
| Length | 7 km (4.3 mi) |
| Basin size | 296 km2(114 sq mi) |
| Depth | |
| • average | 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in) |
| Basin features | |
| Inland ports | Bermagui Fisherman’s Co-Op |
| [2][4][5] | |
Bermagui Riveris an open andtrainedsemi-maturewave dominatedbarrier estuary[5]orperennial riverlocated in theSouth Coastregion ofNew South Wales,Australia.
Course and features
[edit]Formed by theconfluenceof the Coolagolite Creek and Nutleys Creek, near Bermagui South, the Bermagui River flows generally east, before reaching itsmouthinto theTasman Seaof theSouth Pacific OceannearBermagui.The river descends 26 metres (85 ft) over its 7 kilometres (4.3 mi)course.[4]
The catchment area of the river is 83 square kilometres (32 sq mi) with a volume of 2,160 megalitres (76×106cu ft) over a surface area of 2.2 square kilometres (0.85 sq mi), at an average depth of 1.1 metres (3 ft 7 in).[6]
The name of the river is derived from theAboriginalDyirringanjword, spelled variously aspermageua[3]andbermaguee,meaning a canoe with paddles.[1][2]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^abcReed, A. W.(1973).Place names of Australia(paperback ed.). Sydney: Reed. p. 30.ISBN978-0-589-07115-8.
- ^abc"Bermagui River".Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW.Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.Retrieved1 June2013.
- ^ab"Bermagui".The Sydney Morning Herald.8 February 2004.Retrieved1 June2013.
- ^ab"Map of Bermagui River, NSW".Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia.Retrieved1 June2013.
- ^abRoy, P. S.; Williams, R. J.; Jones, A. R.; Yassini, I.; et al. (2001). "Structure and Function of South-east Australian Estuaries".Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science.53(3): 351–384.Bibcode:2001ECSS...53..351R.doi:10.1006/ecss.2001.0796.
- ^"Bermagui River".Coastal and floodplain management: Coastal zone management: Estuaries of NSW.NSW Environment and Heritage. 26 April 2012.Retrieved1 June2013.
External links
[edit]- "Bega River catchment"(map).Office of Environment and Heritage.Government of New South Wales.
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