Brisbane Water National Park

Brisbane Water National Park
New South Wales
Waterfall in the deeper areas of the Brisbane Water National Park.
Map
Brisbane Water National Park
Nearest town or cityGosford
EstablishedSeptember 1959 (1959-09)[1]
Area115.06 km2 (44.4 sq mi)[2]
Managing authoritiesNSW National Parks & Wildlife Service
WebsiteBrisbane Water National Park
See alsoProtected areas of
New South Wales

Brisbane Water National Park is a national park on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. The national park is situated 70 kilometres (43 mi) north of Sydney and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southwest of Gosford. It consists the Brisbane Water and Mooney Mooney Creek waterways.

The National Park includes the Lion Island and the Spectagle Island near the Pacific Ocean. Brisbane Water National Park features fertile valleys which runs along the northern side of the Hawkesbury River towards Brisbane Water and the Pacific Ocean. The national park has an area of 11,506-hectare (28,430-acre) and is inhabited by the Darkinjung people.[3]

  1. ^ "Brisbane Water National Park: Park management". Office of Environment & Heritage. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Annual Report 2009-10". Annual Report. Department of Environment Climate Change and Water: 274–275. November 2010. ISSN 1838-5958.
  3. ^ "Brisbane Water National Park". Office of Environment & Heritage. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 October 2014.