Avoca Lake

Avoca Lake
Location Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates 33°28′S 151°25′E / 33.467°S 151.417°E / -33.467; 151.417Coordinates: 33°28′S 151°25′E / 33.467°S 151.417°E / -33.467; 151.417
Lake type Intermittently closed youthful saline coastal lagoon[1]
Part of Central Coast catchment
Primary outflows Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean
Catchment area 10.8 square kilometres (4.2 sq mi)[2]
Basin countries Australia
Surface area 0.7 square kilometres (0.27 sq mi)[2]
Average depth 0.4 metres (1 ft 4 in) (AHD)[2]
Water volume 293.2 megalitres (10.35×10^6 cu ft)[2]
Surface elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Islands Bareena Island
Settlements North Avoca, Avoca Beach
References [2][3]

The Avoca Lake, formerly known as Avoca Lagoon and as Bulbararing Lagoon,[3] is an intermittently closed intermediate saline coastal lagoon[1] that is located on the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. Avoca Lake is located between the beachside settlements of North Avoca and Avoca Beach, and adjacent to the east coast, about 85 kilometres (53 mi) north of Sydney.

Features and location

The Avoca Lake is fed by stormwater runoff into Salwater Creek that gathers on the slopes within Kincumber Mountain Reserve to the northwest above Pickets Valley. The lake has a surface area of approximately 0.7 square kilometres (0.27 sq mi) and a catchment area of 10.8 square kilometres (4.2 sq mi).[2] Its outflow is into Bulbararing Bay in the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean. The outflow is generally closed, and water levels inside the lake are not usually influenced by ocean tides.

Bareena Island lies entirely within Avoca Lake.

Terrigal Lagoon and Wamberal Lagoon are located to the north and are a short distance away.

See also

References

  1. 1 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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Estuaries of NSW: Avoca Lake". Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Avoca Lake". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 April 2013.

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