Tuross
Estuary/Coila Lake Management Committee
contact the
Estuary Project Officer at Eurobodalla Council 44741000 for more info..
The
Tuross estuary forms a complex system of shallow interconnecting
channels and lakes - the river varies in
depth between 1 and 3 m with the main lake 2 to 4 m deep.
The town of Tuross Head is located north of the entrance. Although the
entrance is subject to wave power and
littoral drift rates that might suggest a closed or mostly closed condition,
the large waterway area and runoff
provide sufficiently strong inlet flows to maintain a permanently open
entrance against these beach building
processes.
The tidal limit in the Tuross River is located at Comerang 19 km from
the entrance, or 9 km upstream from
the Princes Highway bridge north of Bodalla. .......source
Coila
Lake is a large but shallow waterway with depths not exceeding
3 m.
Coila Lake is located east of the Princes Highway and north of the town
of Tuross Head. The entrance is
located at the southern end of Bingie Beach. When the entrance is open,
and Coila Creek (only substantial
creek feeding the lake) is not in flood, water salinities similar to the
ocean extend over the entire lake.
The lake bed comprises mostly mud, with marine sand confined to the entrance.
source
Have a look at this site for more Info on The Southern Rivers Catchment Authority
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