Moruya River | |
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Moruya River looking upstream from the breakwater on the northern head of the river. | |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | New South Wales |
Region | South East Corner (IBRA), South Coast |
Local government area | Eurobodalla |
Town | Moruya |
Physical characteristics | |
Source confluence | Deua River |
• location | near Kiora |
• elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
Mouth | Tasman Sea, South Pacific Ocean |
Length | 19 km (12 mi) |
Basin size | 1,424 km2 (550 sq mi) |
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The Moruya River is an open and trained mature wave dominated barrier estuary[3] or tidal river[1] is located in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. In its upper freshwater reaches, the river is known as the Deua River.