Camden Haven River
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Camden Haven River | |
Camden Haven River Southern Branch[1] | |
Open/trained intermediate wave dominated barrier estuary[2] | |
Camden Haven River at North Haven, 2009
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Country | Australia |
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State | New South Wales |
IBRA | NSW North Coast |
District | Mid North Coast |
Local government areas | Port Macquarie-Hastings, Greater Taree |
Towns | Kendall, Laurieton |
Source | Mount Gibraltar, Gibraltar Range |
- location | west of Lorne |
- elevation | 698 m (2,290 ft) |
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Source confluence | Stewarts River with Queens Lake |
- location | Watson Taylors Lake, near Laurieton |
- elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
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Mouth | Tasman Sea, South Pacific Ocean |
- location | Camden Head |
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Length | 72 km (45 mi) |
Depth | 3.6 m (12 ft) |
Volume | 113,802 m3 (4,018,880 cu ft) |
Basin | 589 km2 (227 sq mi) |
Area | 32.2 km2 (12 sq mi) |
National parks | Crowdy Bay, Dooragan |
Website: NSW Environment and Heritage webpage | |
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Camden Haven River, an open and trained intermediate wave dominated barrier estuary,[2] is located in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
Camden Haven River upper catchment starts at the two south eastern creeks at Edge. The merged flow of the two rivers, together with the outflow of Queens Lake spills into the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean. The river descends 698 metres (2,290 ft) over its 72 kilometres (45 mi) course.[3]
Camden Haven River is transversed by the Pacific Highway north of the village of Rossglen, between Coopernook and Kew.
See also
References
External links
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- Northern Rivers Geology Blog - Camden Haven River