Smiths Lake (New South Wales)

For the village located adjacent to the lake, see Smiths Lake, New South Wales.

Smiths Lake
Smith Lake
Location	Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates	32°23′S 152°30′E / 32.383°S 152.500°E / -32.383; 152.500Coordinates: 32°23′S 152°30′E / 32.383°S 152.500°E / -32.383; 152.500
Type	Intermittently closed youthful saline coastal lagoon^[1]^[2]
Primary inflows	Wamwarra Creek, Tarbuck Creek
Primary outflows	Intermittently open sandbar to the Tasman Sea
Catchment area	28 square kilometres (11 sq mi)^[3]
Basin countries	Australia
Managing agency	Mid-Coast Council

Surface area	10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi)^[3]
Average depth	2.4 metres (7 ft 10 in)^[3]
Water volume	23,552.5 megalitres (831.75×10^⁶ cu ft)^[3]
Surface elevation	0 m (0 ft)

Islands	Big Island, Little Island, Bull Island^[4]
Settlements	Green Point, Pacific Palms, Smiths Lake
Website	NSW Environment & Heritage webpage
References	^[5]

Smiths Lake, an intermittently closed youthful saline coastal lagoon,^[1] 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.

Features and location

Drawing its catchment from within Wallingat National Park and the Wamwarra and Tarbuck creeks,^[4] Smiths Lake has a relatively small catchment area of 28 square kilometres (11 sq mi) and a surface area of 10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi).^[3] When full, Smiths Lake covers an area of around 1,300 hectares (3,200 acres).^[5]

Part of the lake shore is a sandbar that separates the lake from the Tasman Sea. When the Mid-Coast Council deems that the lake water level is too high and may cause flooding to low lying areas around the lake, a trench is constructed from the lake to the ocean using a bulldozer. This releases water from the lake into the ocean and considerably lowers the lake water level.

Due to the nature of Smiths Lake being a coastal dune lake, or coastal lagoon, it was featured in an American documentary about conservation done by producer Elam Stoltzfus.^[6]

The most northern of the Ramsar-protected Myall Lakes are located close to the south of Smiths Lake. However, Smiths Lake does not connect nor is formally part of the Myall Lakes. The southern part of Smiths Lake also forms the northern boundary of the Myall Lakes National Park.

Within Smiths Lake there are three islands; Big Island, Little Island, and Bull Island.^[4]

References

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.
↑ "Smiths Lake". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
1 2 3 4 5 "Estuaries of NSW: Smiths Lake". Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
1 2 3 "Smiths Lake Coastal Zone Management Plan: Review (Draft Report)" Check |url= value (help) (PDF). BMT WBM Pty Ltd. Great Lakes Council. August 2010. pp. 27–28. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
1 2 "Map of Smiths Lake, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
↑ http://www.coastaldunelakes.org/home.html

External links

"Karuah River and Great Lakes catchments" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.
"Smiths Lake Coastal Zone Management Plan: Review (Draft Report)" Check |url= value (help) (PDF). BMT WBM Pty Ltd. Great Lakes Council. August 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2013.

Lakes and other natural bodies of water in New South Wales, Australia

Coastal lagoons and lakes	Avoca Budgewoi Dee Why Lagoon Glenrock Lagoon Illawarra Macquarie Munmorah Myall Lakes Narrabeen Lagoon Smiths St Georges Basin Tabourie Terrigal Lagoon Tuggerah Wallis Wamberal Lagoon Wollumboola Wonboyn

Freshwater	Bathurst Cowal George Glenbrook Lagoon Menindee Lakes Narran Wetlands Wallaga Woytchugga

Glacial	Blue Albina Cootapatamba

Salt	Mungo Urana Willandra Lakes

Towns, suburbs and localities of Mid-Coast Council, in the Hunter & Mid North Coast Regions, New South Wales

Towns, suburbs and localities	Alderley Alderley Creek Allworth Back Creek Bakers Creek Barrington Baxters Ridge Belbora Bennetts Head Bennys Tops Berrico Bindera Black Head Blueys Beach Bobin Bohnock Bombah Point Boolambayte Boomerang Beach Booral Bootawa Booti Booti Bowman Bowman Farm Bretti Brimbin Bucca Wauka Bulahdelah Bulby Brush Bulga Forest Bulliac Bundabah Bundook Bungwahl Bunyah Bunyah Upper Burgess Beach Burraduc Burrell Creek Cabbage Tree Island Caffreys Flat Callaghans Creek Caparra Cape Hawke Caramea Carrington Cedar Party Cells River Charlottes Bay Clareval Cobark Coneac Coolongolook Coomba Coomba Bay Coomba Park Coopernook Cooplacurripa Copeland Coralville Corroboree Flat Craven Craven Plateau Cravens Creek Crawford River Croki Crowdy Bay National Park Crowdy Head Cundle Flat Cundletown Cureeki Creek Curricabark Darawank Dewitt Dewrang Diamond Beach Dingo Forest Dirty Creek Dollys Flat Doon Ayre Dumaresq Island Dungog Dyers Crossing Elands Elizabeth Beach Failford Faulkland Fernhill Firefly Forbesdale Forster Forster Keys Forster Waters Friendship Key Gangat Gereeba Island Ghinni Ghinni Giro Girvan Glen Ward Glenthorne Gloucester Gloucester River Gloucester South Gloucester Tops Green Point Hallidays Point Hannam Vale Harrington Hawks Nest Heatherdale Hillville Invergordon Johns River Johnsons Creek Jones Island Karaak Flat Karuah Kauthi Khatambuhl Kia Ora Killabakh Killawarra Kimbriki Kippaxs Kiwarrak Knorrit Flat Knorrit Forest Koorainghat Krambach Kundibakh Kundle Kundle Langley Vale Lansdowne Lansdowne Forest Legges Camp Lime Kiln Limeburners Creek Lower Bowman Manning Point Mares Run Markwell Marlee Maudville Mayers Flat Melinga Mernot Milbrook Mill Creek Upper Minimbah Mitchells Island Mograni Creek Mograni Mondrook Monkerai Mooral Creek Moorland Moppy Moto Mount George Mount Peerless Mungo Brush Myall Lakes Myall Upper Myra Nabiac Nerong New Forster Newells Creek Nooroo North Arm Cove North Pindimar Nugra Nugramudgee Number One Old Bar Oxley Island Pacific Palms Pampoolah Pindimar Pioneer Park Pipers Bay Pitlochry Possum Brush Purfleet Rainbow Flat Rawdon Vale Red Head Rocky Crossing Rookhurst Rosenthal Saltwater Sandbar Seal Rocks Smiths Lake South Pindimar Stewarts River Stratford Stratford South Strathcedar Stroud Stroud Road Sugarloaf Point Tahlee Tallwoods Village Tamboy Taravale Tarbuck Bay Taree Taree South Tea Gardens Telegherry Terreel The Bight The Branch Tibbuc Tinonee Tiona Tipperary Titaatee Creek Topi Topi Tugrabakh Tuncurry Upper Bowman Upper Karuah River Upper Lansdowne Upper Monkerai Violet Hill Waitui Wallabi Point Wallamba Island Wallanbah Wallingat Wallingat River Wallis Island Wallis Lake Wang Wauk Wapra Wards River Warranulla Washpool Wattley Hill Waukivory Waukivory Upper Weismantels Wherrol Flat Whoota Willina Winda Woppa Wingham Wirradgurie Woko Wootton Yagon Yagon Beach Yarratt Forest Yumbunga

Rivers and other waterways	Avon River Barnard River Barrington River Bowman River Coolongolook River Cooplacurripa River Crawford River Curricabark River Gloucester River Karuah River Mammy Johnsons River Manning River Myall Lakes Myall River Smiths Lake Telegherry River The Branch River Wallamba River Wallingat River Wallis Lake Wards River

National parks	Barrington Tops National Park Booti Booti Ghin-Doo-Ee Myall Lakes Wallingat

Other places and points of interest	Broughton Island Cape Hawke Gloucester Tops Mitchells Island Oxley Island Port Stephens Singing Bridge Tahlee historic property Tops to Myall Heritage Trail

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Smiths Lake (New South Wales)

Features and location

See also

References

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