Wamberal Lagoon

Wamberal Lagoon
Location	Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates	33°26′S 151°27′E
Type	Intermittently closed intermediate saline coastal lagoon
Primary inflows	Forresters Creek
Primary outflows	Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean
Catchment area	5.8 square kilometres (2.2 sq mi)
Basin countries	Australia
Surface area	0.5 square kilometres (0.19 sq mi)
Average depth	1.7 metres (5 ft 7 in) (AHD)
Water volume	880.2 megalitres (31.08×10^6 cu ft)
Settlements	Forresters Beach, Wamberal
References

Wamberal Lagoon, an intermittently closed intermediate saline coastal lagoon, is located on the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. Wamberal Lagoon is located between the beachside settlements of Forresters Beach and Wamberal, and adjacent to the east coast, about 87 kilometres (54 mi) north of Sydney.

Features and location

Fed by stormwater runoff that flows into Forresters Creek, the lagoon has a surface area of approximately 0.5 square kilometres (0.19 sq mi) and a catchment area of 5.8 square kilometres (2.2 sq mi). When full, the Wamberal Lagoon covers an area of around 50 hectares (120 acres). Its outflow is to the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean that is generally closed, and water levels inside the lagoon are not usually influenced by ocean tides.

The lagoon and the surrounding land comprising 139 hectares (340 acres) form part of the Wamberal Lagoon Nature Reserve, a nature reserve created in 1981, that is under management of the NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service.

Terrigal Lagoon and Avoca Lake are located to the south and are a short distance away.

See also

• List of lakes of Australia

External links

• "Gosford Lagoons & Sydney Northern Beaches" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.
• "Wamberal Lagoon Nature Reserve: Plan of Management" (PDF). NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service. Government of New South Wales. March 1993. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
• McCormack, Robert B. (2010). "Wamberal Lagoon Freshwater Aquatic Biodiversity Survey" (PDF). Australian Aquatic Biological Pty Ltd. Gosford City Council. Retrieved 6 April 2013.