Wallis Lake | |
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Location | Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia |
Coordinates | 32°18′S152°30′E / 32.300°S 152.500°E Coordinates: 32°18′S152°30′E / 32.300°S 152.500°E |
Lake type | An open and trained wave dominated barrier estuary [1] |
Primary inflows | Wallamba River, Coolongolook River, Pipers Creek |
Primary outflows | Coolongolook River to the Tasman Sea |
Catchment area | 1,196.9 square kilometres (462.1 sq mi) [2] |
Basin countries | Australia |
Managing agency | Mid-Coast Council |
Max. length | 25 kilometres (16 mi) [3] |
Max. width | 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) [4] |
Surface area | 98.7 square kilometres (38.1 sq mi) [2] |
Average depth | 2.3 metres (7 ft 7 in) [2] |
Water volume | 217,951.5 megalitres (7,696.88×10 6 cu ft) [2] |
Surface elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Islands | Hadleys Island, Wallis Island |
Settlements | Coomba Park, Forster, Green Point, Pacific Palms, Tuncurry |
Website | NSW Environment & Heritage webpage |
References | [5] |
Wallis Lake, an open and trained wave dominated barrier estuary, [1] is located within the Mid-Coast Council local government area in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. Wallis Lake is located adjacent to the towns of Forster and Tuncurry, and adjacent to the east coast, about 308 kilometres (191 mi) north of Sydney.
Drawing its catchment from within Wallingat National Park and the Wallamba River, Coolongolook River, and Pipers Creek, Wallis Lake has a catchment area of 1,197 square kilometres (462 sq mi) and a surface area of 99 square kilometres (38 sq mi). [2] When full, Wallis Lake covers an area of around 10,000 hectares (25,000 acres), [5] is approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) long, [3] with a width of 9 kilometres (5.6 mi). [4]
Hadleys Island lies within Wallis Lake, near the confluence of the Wallamba and Coolongolook rivers.
The waterways surrounding Wallis Lake are well known for oyster production. [6]
Lake Wallis was named in honour of James Wallis, an officer of the 46th Regiment. [4]
Myall Lakes, a series of fresh water lakes protected under the Ramsar Convention, are located within the Mid-Coast Council local government area in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.
Port Stephens, an open youthful tide-dominated drowned-valley estuary, is a large natural harbour of approximately 134 square kilometres (52 sq mi) located in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.
Pittwater is a semi-mature tide dominated drowned valley estuary, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of the Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia; being one of the bodies of water that separate greater Metropolitan Sydney from the Central Coast.
Myall River, an open semi-mature brackish freshwater barrier estuary of the Mid-Coast Council system, is located in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.
Karuah is a locality in both the Port Stephens and Mid-Coast Councils in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is thought that the name means 'native plum tree' in the local Aboriginal dialect.
Tuncurry is a coastal town in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, in the Mid-Coast Council LGA, about 308 km (191 mi) north north east of Sydney. It is immediately adjacent to its twin town of Forster, which is the larger of the two towns.
Karuah River, an open semi-mature tide dominated drowned valley estuary is located in the Mid North Coast and Hunter regions of New South Wales, Australia.
Coolongolook River, a watercourse of the Mid-Coast Council system, is located in the Mid North Coast district of New South Wales, Australia.
The Crawford River, a perennial river of the Mid-Coast Council system, is located in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.
Mammy Johnsons River, a mostly perennial river of the Mid-Coast Council system, is located in the Mid North Coast and Upper Hunter regions of New South Wales, Australia.
Telegherry River, a perennial river of the Mid-Coast Council system, is located in the Mid North Coast and Upper Hunter regions of New South Wales, Australia.
The Branch River, a watercourse of the Mid-Coast Council system, is located in the Mid North Coast and Upper Hunter regions of New South Wales, Australia.
The Tuross River, an open semi-mature wave dominated barrier estuary or perennial stream, is located in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.
Wallamba River, a watercourse of the Mid-Coast Council system, is located in the Mid North Coast district of New South Wales, Australia.
Wallingat River, a watercourse of the Mid-Coast Council system, is located in the Mid North Coast district of New South Wales, Australia.
Wang Wauk River, a perennial river of the Great Lakes system, is located in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.
Wards River, a mostly perennial river of the Mid-Coast Council system, is located in the Mid North Coast and Upper Hunter regions of New South Wales, Australia.
Terrigal Lagoon, an intermittently closed intermediate saline coastal lagoon, is located on the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. Terrigal Lagoon is located between the towns of Terrigal and Wamberal, and adjacent to the east coast, about 85 kilometres (53 mi) north of Sydney.
Smiths Lake, an intermittently closed youthful saline coastal lagoon, is located within the Mid-Coast Council local government area in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. Smiths Lake is located adjacent to the village of Smiths Lake, and adjacent to the east coast, about 274 kilometres (170 mi) north of Sydney.
MidCoast Council is a local government area (LGA) located in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. The council was formed on 12 May 2016 through a merger of the Gloucester Shire, Great Lakes and City of Greater Taree councils.