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- left
  
Daylight Creek

- elevation
  
230 m (755 ft)

Length
  
19 km

Basin area
  
60.5 km²

Mouth
  
Tasman Sea

- right
  
Wombat Creek

- location
  
Disaster Bay

Area
  
10 ha

Source
  
Mount Nadgee

Country
  
Australia

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The Merrica River is an intermediate intermittently closed saline coastal lagoon or perennial river located in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.

Contents

Map of Merrica River, Nadgee NSW, Australia

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Course and features

Merrica River rises on the northern slopes of Mount Nadgee within the Nadgee Nature Reserve; located about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of Tumbledown Mountain. The river flows generally northeast before reaching its mouth with the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean, emptying into Disaster Bay. The river descends 230 metres (750 ft) over its 19 kilometres (12 mi) course.

The catchment area of the river is 60.5 square kilometres (23.4 sq mi) with a volume of 48.5 megalitres (1.71×10^6 cu ft) over a surface area of 0.1 square kilometres (0.039 sq mi), at an average depth of 0.4 metres (1 ft 4 in).

References

Merrica River Wikipedia