Bermagui River

Bermagui River (Permageua)
Bermaguee
An open and trained semi-mature wave dominated barrier estuary; or Perennial river
An aerial view of the mouth of the Bermagui River, pictured bottom left, 2011.
Name origin: Aboriginal Dyirringanj: canoe with paddles
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Regions	South East Corner (IBRA), South Coast
Local government area	Bega Valley
Town	Bermagui
Source confluence	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 mi)
Depth	2.2 m (7 ft)
Basin	296 km2 (114 sq mi)
Area	4.7 km2 (2 sq mi)
Nature reserve	Bermagui Nature Reserve
Website: NSW Environment & Heritage webpage

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 (76×10^⁶ 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