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Bermagui River
An aerial view of the mouth of the Bermagui River, pictured bottom left, 2011.
Etymology	Canoe with paddles
Native name	permageua (Dyirringany) bermaguee (Dyirringany)
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	South East Corner (IBRA), South Coast
Local government area	Bega Valley
Town	Bermagui
Physical characteristics
Source	Coolagolite Creek and Nutleys Creek
• location	Bermagui South
• elevation	26 m (85 ft)
Mouth	Tasman Sea, South Pacific Ocean
• location	near Bermagui
Length	7 km (4.3 mi)
Basin size	296 km (114 sq mi)
Depth
• average	1.1 m (3 ft 7 in)
Basin features
Inland ports	Bermagui Fisherman’s Co-Op

Bermagui River is an open and trained semi-mature wave dominated barrier estuary or perennial river located in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

Formed by the confluence of the Coolagolite Creek and Nutleys Creek, near Bermagui South, the Bermagui River flows generally east, before reaching its mouth into the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean near Bermagui. The river descends 26 metres (85 ft) over its 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) course.

The catchment area of the river is 83 square kilometres (32 sq mi) with a volume of 2,160 megalitres (76×10^ cu ft) over a surface area of 2.2 square kilometres (0.85 sq mi), at an average depth of 1.1 metres (3 ft 7 in).

The name of the river is derived from the Aboriginal Dyirringanj word, spelled variously as permageua and bermaguee, meaning a canoe with paddles.

See also

• Rivers of New South Wales
• List of rivers of New South Wales (A–K)
• List of rivers of Australia

References

1. ^ "Bermagui". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
2. ^ Reed, A. W. (1973). Place names of Australia (paperback ed.). Sydney: Reed. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-589-07115-8.
3. ^ "Bermagui River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
4. ^ "Map of Bermagui River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
5. ^ 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 (3): 351–384. Bibcode:2001ECSS...53..351R. doi:10.1006/ecss.2001.0796.
6. "Bermagui River". Coastal and floodplain management: Coastal zone management: Estuaries of NSW. NSW Environment and Heritage. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2013.

External links

• "Bega River catchment" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.

v t e South Coast, New South Wales
Cities	Nowra
Towns & Townships	Basin View Batehaven Batemans Bay Bawley Point Bega Bemboka Bendalong Bermagui Berry Bodalla Boydtown Broulee Brogo Burrill Lake Callala Bay Candelo Cobargo Congo Culburra Beach Dalmeny Eden Fishermans Paradise Frogs Hollow Greenwell Point Huskisson Hyams Beach Kianga Kioloa Lake Conjola Malua Bay Manyana Merimbula Milton Mogo Mollymook Moruya Mossy Point Mystery Bay Narooma Narrawallee Nelligen Nerrigundah Numbugga Pambula Pambula Beach Potato Point Pyree Quaama Rosedale Sanctuary Point South Durras St Georges Basin Sussex Inlet Tabourie Lake Tathra Tilba Tomakin Tomerong Towamba Tura Beach Tuross Head Ulladulla Vincentia Wandandian Wolumla Wonboyn Wyndham
Local government areas	Bega Valley Shire City of Shoalhaven Eurobodalla Shire Jervis Bay Territory
National parks	Beowa Biamanga Booderee Bournda Budawang Clyde River Conjola Deua Eurobodalla Gulaga Jerrawangala Jervis Bay Kooraban Mimosa Rocks Monga Morton Mount Imlay Murramarang South East Forest Wadbilliga
Rivers and other waterbodies	Bega Bemboka Bermagui Bimberamala Brogo Buckenbowra Clyde Deua Dry Genoa Merrica Moruya Murrah Nadgee Nullica Nunnock Pambula Queens Pound Shoalhaven St Georges Basin Tomaga Towamba Tuross Wadbilliga Wallagaraugh White Rock Wog Wog Lake Wollumboola Wonboyn Yadboro Yowaka Yowrie

36°25′S 150°02′E / 36.417°S 150.033°E / -36.417; 150.033

• Rivers of New South Wales
• South Coast (New South Wales)