Camden Haven River

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Camden Haven River
Camden Haven River Southern Branch [1]
North Haven foreshore.jpg
Camden Haven River at North Haven, 2009
Location
Country Australia
State New South Wales
IBRA NSW North Coast
District Mid North Coast
Local government areas Port Macquarie-Hastings, Mid-Coast Council
Physical characteristics
Source Mount Gibraltar, Gibraltar Range
 • locationwest of Lorne
 • coordinates 31°38′55″S152°30′4″E / 31.64861°S 152.50111°E / -31.64861; 152.50111
 • elevation698 m (2,290 ft)
Source confluence Stewarts River with Queens Lake
 • location Watson Taylors Lake, near Laurieton
 • coordinates 31°42′10″S152°42′29″E / 31.70278°S 152.70806°E / -31.70278; 152.70806
 • elevation0 m (0 ft)
Mouth Tasman Sea, South Pacific Ocean
 • location
 Camden Head
 • coordinates
 31°38′55″S152°48′4″E / 31.64861°S 152.80111°E / -31.64861; 152.80111 Coordinates: 31°38′55″S152°48′4″E / 31.64861°S 152.80111°E / -31.64861; 152.80111
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length72 km (45 mi)
Basin size589 km2 (227 sq mi)
Basin features
National parks Crowdy Bay, Dooragan
[2]

Camden Haven River, an open and trained intermediate wave dominated barrier estuary, [3] is located in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.

Contents

Course and features

Camden Haven River upper catchment starts at the two south eastern creeks at Edge. The merged flow of the two rivers, together with the outflow of Queens Lake spills into the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean. The river descends 698 metres (2,290 ft) over its 72 kilometres (45 mi) course. [2]

Camden Haven River is transversed by the Pacific Highway north of the village of Rossglen, between Coopernook and Kew.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Camden Haven River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 March 2013. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Map of Camden Haven River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Roy, 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: 351–384. doi:10.1006/ecss.2001.0796.
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