Crooked River (New South Wales)
Crooked River | |
Open mature wave dominated barrier estuary[1] | |
Country | Australia |
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State | New South Wales |
Regions | Sydney Basin (IBRA), Illawarra |
Local government areas | Kiama |
Tributaries | |
- right | Blue Angle Creek |
Source | Currys Mountain |
- location | southwest of Gerringong |
Mouth | Tasman Sea, South Pacific Ocean |
- location | Gerroa |
Length | 8 km (5 mi) |
Depth | 0.5 m (2 ft) |
Volume | 141 m3 (4,979 cu ft) |
Basin | 32 km2 (12 sq mi) |
Area | 0.3 km2 (0 sq mi) |
National park | Seven Mile Beach |
Website: NSW Environment & Heritage webpage | |
The Crooked River, officially designated as a creek,[2] is an open mature wave dominated barrier estuary[1] located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia.
Location and features
Crooked River rises to the southeast of Princess Highway and the South Coast railway line, west southwest of Currys Mountain and southwest of Gerringong. The creek flows generally east southeast and south for about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) reaching its mouth at Gerroa, where the creek borders Seven Mile Beach National Park and flows into the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean.[2]
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