Wyong Wyong Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | New South Wales |
Region | Central Coast |
Local government areas | Central Coast Council |
City | Wyong |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Watagan Mountains |
• location | Martinsville |
• elevation | 118 m (387 ft) |
Mouth | Tuggerah Lake |
• location | Tacoma |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 57.5 km (35.7 mi) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Jilliby Jilliby Creek |
• right | Cedar Brush Creek, Ourimbah Creek |
Nature reserve | Jilliby State Conservation Area |
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The Wyong River is a perennial river that is located in the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.
The Wyong River rises below Watagan Mountains west of Martinsville, and flows generally south and southeast, joined by three minor tributaries, before reaching its river mouth within Tuggerah Lake, near Tacoma. The river descends 119 metres (390 ft) over its 57.5-kilometre (35.7 mi) course. [1] [2]
The merged flows of the Wyong River together with Tuggerah Lake reaches the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean at The Entrance. [2]
The Pacific Motorway crosses the river west of Wyong.
The Central Coast is a peri-urban region lying on the Pacific Ocean in northern-eastern New South Wales, Australia. The region is situated north of Sydney, which is filled with subtropical national parks, forests and also encompasses the coastal waterways of Brisbane Water, Tuggerah Lakes and southern Lake Macquarie. The region’s hinterland which has fertile valleys, rural farmland and wineries, which also includes the Watagan Mountains. The Central Coast is known for its regional coastal towns like Terrigal, The Entrance, Ettalong Beach, Budgewoi and Bateau Bay with resorts and holiday parks, which does feature many expansive beaches and lagoons with surfing and coastal tracks, as well as scenic views. Gosford is the main commercial centre and gateway.
Tuggerah Lake, an intermittently open intermediate wave dominated barrier estuary that is part of the Tuggerah Lakes, is located within the Central Coast Council local government area in the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. The lake is located near Wyong and is situated about 90 kilometres (56 mi) north of Sydney.
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