| Bermagui River | |
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 An aerial view of themouth of the Bermagui River, pictured bottom left, 2011. | |
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| Etymology | Canoe with paddles[2][3] |
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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 |
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Bermagui River is an open andtrained semi-maturewave dominatedbarrier estuary[5] orperennial river located in theSouth Coast region ofNew South Wales,Australia.
Formed by theconfluence of the Coolagolite Creek and Nutleys Creek, near Bermagui South, the Bermagui River flows generally east, before reaching itsmouth into theTasman Sea of theSouth Pacific Ocean nearBermagui. 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 theAboriginalDyirringanj word, spelled variously aspermageua[1] andbermaguee, meaning a canoe with paddles.[2][3]
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| Illawarra | |
| Shoalhaven | |
| Eurobodalla | |
| Far South Coast | |
| Snowy River | |
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