| Tuggerah Lake | |
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 Tuggerah Lake as viewed from Craigie Park in Kanwal. The Entrance is also visible in the distant background. | |
  Tuggerah Lake | |
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| 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[1] |
| Primary inflows | Wyong River |
| Primary outflows | The Entrance, Tasman Sea, South Pacific Ocean |
| Catchment area | 714.5 square kilometres (275.9 sq mi)[2] |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Surface area | 80.8 square kilometres (31.2 sq mi)[2] |
| Average depth | 2.4 metres (7 ft 10 in)[2] |
| Water volume | 193,231.2 megalitres (6,823.90×106 cu ft)[2] |
| Surface elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Settlements | The Entrance, Wyong |
| Website | NSW Environment & Heritage webpage |
| References | [3] |
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
OEHwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Map of Tuggerah Lake, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 20 March 2013.