Merrica River

Merrica River
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	South East Corner (IBRA), South Coast
Local government area	Bega Valley
Physical characteristics
Source	Mount Nadgee
• elevation	230 m (750 ft)
Mouth	Tasman Sea, South Pacific Ocean
• location	Disaster Bay
Length	19 km (12 mi)
Basin size	60.5 km2 (23.4 sq mi)
Depth
• average	0.4 m (1 ft 4 in)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Daylight Creek
• right	Wombat Creek
[1] [2] [3]

The Merrica River is an intermediate intermittently closed saline coastal lagoon ^[2] or perennial river ^[3] located in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

Merrica River rises on the northern slopes of Mount Nadgee within the Nadgee Nature Reserve; located about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of Tumbledown Mountain. The river flows generally northeast before reaching its mouth with the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean, emptying into Disaster Bay. ^[3] The river descends 230 metres (750 ft) over its 19 kilometres (12 mi) course. ^[1]

The catchment area of the river is 60.5 square kilometres (23.4 sq mi) with a volume of 48.5 megalitres (1.71×10^⁶ cu ft) over a surface area of 0.1 square kilometres (0.039 sq mi), at an average depth of 0.4 metres (1 ft 4 in). ^[4]

See also

• New South Wales portal

• Rivers of New South Wales
• List of rivers of New South Wales (L–Z)
• List of rivers of Australia

References

1. "Map of Merrica River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
2. 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.
3. "Merrica River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 May 2013.
4. "Merrica River". Coastal and floodplain management: Coastal zone management: Estuaries of NSW. NSW Environment and Heritage. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2013.

External links

• "Towamba & Genoa catchment" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.

37°20′S149°54′E / 37.333°S 149.900°E / -37.333; 149.900