Bermagui River

LocationCountryAustraliaStateNew South WalesRegionSouth East Corner (IBRA), South CoastLocal government areaBega ValleyTownBermaguiPhysical characteristicsSourceCoolagolite Creek and Nutleys Creek • locationBermagui South • elevation26 m (85 ft) MouthTasman Sea, South Pacific Oceannear BermaguiLength7 km (4.3 mi)Basin size296 km² (114 sq mi)Depth  • average1.1 m (3 ft 7 in)Basin featuresInland portsBermagui Fisherman’s Co-Op^[2][4][5]

Bermagui River is an open and trained semi-mature wave dominated barrier estuary^[5] or perennial river located in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

Formed by the confluence of the Coolagolite Creek and Nutleys Creek, near Bermagui South, the Bermagui River flows generally east, before reaching its mouth into the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean near Bermagui. 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 (76×10^⁶ cu 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 the Aboriginal Dyirringanj word, spelled variously as permageua^[3] and bermaguee, meaning a canoe with paddles.^[1][2]

See also

• Rivers of New South Wales
• List of rivers of New South Wales (A–K)
• List of rivers of Australia

References

External links

• "Bega River catchment" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.

36°25′S 150°02′E / 36.417°S 150.033°E / -36.417; 150.033