Nullica River

The Nullica River is a perennial river,^[1] which transitions into an intermittently closed semi-mature saline coastal lagoon^[3] at its mouth, located in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.

Nullica River Myrrial River[1]
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	South Eastern Highlands (IBRA), South Coast
Municipality	Bega Valley
Physical characteristics
Source	Nullica Hill, Nullica State Forest
• location	west of Eden
• elevation	137 m (449 ft)
Mouth	Tasman Sea, South Pacific Ocean
• location	Nullica Bay, Twofold Bay
Length	11 km (6.8 mi)
Basin size	55 km2 (21 sq mi)
Depth
• average	0.6 m (2 ft 0 in)
Basin features
Tributaries
• right	Leos Creek
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Course and features

The Nullica River rises below Nullica Hill within Nullica State Forest, approximately 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) west of Eden, The river flows generally east southeast, joined by one minor tributary, before reaching its mouth at the northern end of Beermuna (Boydtown Beach), east of Nullica. The mouth of the river is intermittently closed by a sandbar, but when the mouth is open the river empties into Nullica Bay, the southern bight of Twofold Bay in the Tasman Sea.^[1] The river descends 137 metres (449 ft) over its 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) course.^[2]

The catchment area of the river is 55 square kilometres (21 sq mi) with a volume of 176 megalitres (6.2×10^⁶ cu ft) over a surface area of 0.3 square kilometres (0.12 sq mi), at an average depth of 0.6 metres (2 ft 0 in).^[4]

West of the river's mouth, the Princes Highway crosses the Nullica River.

See also

• New South Wales portal

• List of rivers of Australia
• List of rivers of New South Wales (L–Z)
• Rivers of New South Wales