| Nullica River Myrrial River[1] | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | South Eastern Highlands (IBRA),South Coast |
| Municipality | Bega Valley |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Nullica Hill, Nullica State Forest |
| • location | west ofEden |
| • elevation | 137 m (449 ft) |
| Mouth | Tasman Sea,South Pacific Ocean |
• location | Nullica Bay,Twofold Bay |
| Length | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
| Basin size | 55 km2 (21 sq mi) |
| Depth | |
| • average | 0.6 m (2 ft 0 in) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Leos Creek |
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TheNullica River is aperennial river,[1] which transitions into an intermittently closed semi-maturesaline coastal lagoon[3] at its mouth, located in theSouth Coast region ofNew South Wales,Australia.
The Nullica River rises below Nullica Hill within Nullica State Forest, approximately 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) west ofEden, The river flows generally east southeast, joined by one minortributary, before reaching itsmouth at the northern end of Beermuna (Boydtown Beach), east of Nullica. The mouth of the river is intermittently closed by a sandbar, but when the mouth is open the river empties into Nullica Bay, the southern bight ofTwofold Bay in theTasman Sea.[1] The river descends 137 metres (449 ft) over its 11 kilometres (6.8 mi)course.[2]
The catchment area of the river is 55 square kilometres (21 sq mi) with a volume of 176 megalitres (6.2×10^6 cu ft) over a surface area of 0.3 square kilometres (0.12 sq mi), at an average depth of 0.6 metres (2 ft 0 in).[4]
West of the river's mouth, thePrinces Highway crosses the Nullica River.
37°05′00″S149°48′50″E / 37.08333°S 149.81389°E /-37.08333; 149.81389
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