Tuggerah Lake

Tuggerah Lake
Tuggerah Lake
	Tuggerah Lake as viewed from Craigie Park in Kanwal. The Entrance is also visible in the distant background.
	Tuggerah Lake
Location	Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates	33°19′S 151°29′E / 33.317°S 151.483°E
Type	Intermittently open intermediate wave dominated barrier estuary
Primary inflows	Wyong River
Primary outflows	The Entrance, Tasman Sea, South Pacific Ocean
Catchment area	714.5 square kilometres (275.9 sq mi)
Basin countries	Australia
Surface area	80.8 square kilometres (31.2 sq mi)
Average depth	2.4 metres (7 ft 10 in)
Water volume	193,231.2 megalitres (6,823.90×106 cu ft)
Surface elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Settlements	The Entrance, Wyong
Website	NSW Environment & Heritage webpage
References

Tuggerah Lake, an intermittently open intermediate wave dominated barrier estuary^[1] 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.

^ ^a ^b 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Cite error: The named reference OEH was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Map of Tuggerah Lake, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 20 March 2013.