| 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.
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 (1.71×106 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]
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Coordinates: 37°20′S149°54′E / 37.333°S 149.900°E
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