| Pumicestone Channel | |
|---|---|
 High tide at Bellara, Pumicestone Channel | |
| Details | |
| Location | Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 26°56′22″S 153°04′11″E / 26.9394°S 153.0698°E |
| Length | 35km |
| North end | Caloundra |
| South end | Deception Bay |
Pumicestone Channel, also known as the Pumicestone Passage, is a narrow, mesotidal waterway around 45 kilometres in length, between Bribie Island and the mainland in Queensland, Australia.[1] The northern extent of the passage is at Caloundra, while at the south is Deception Bay. The waterway is a two way tidal estuary that has 11 creeks flowing into it.[2] At each end of the passage the channels are the deepest and widest.[2]
During periods of unusually high tides and large waves, the passage is infiltrated by inflows through channels in dunes at the northern tip of Bribie Island.[3]
- ^ "Pumicestone Channel – channel (entry 27629)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ a b Graham, Bruce (2004). The Green Coast: The Natural Environment of the Tweed-Moreton Bioregion. Tweed Heads, New South Wales. p. 145. ISBN 0-9751817-0-X. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Stevenson, Ashleigh (15 December 2020). "Bribie Island erosion worries authorities as wild weather continues to whip the region". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2021.