Port Stephens (New South Wales)

Port Stephens
Port Stephens
	Looking towards Yacaaba, the northern headland at the entrance of Port Stephens, along Jimmys Beach from Winda Woppa
	Port Stephens
Location	Hunter, Mid North Coast, New South Wales
Coordinates	32°41′57″S 152°7′26″E / 32.69917°S 152.12389°E
Lake type	An open tide dominated drowned valley estuary
Primary inflows	Karuah River, Myall River, Tilligerry Creek
Primary outflows	Tasman Sea, South Pacific Ocean
Catchment area	296.8 square kilometres (114.6 sq mi)
Basin countries	Australia
Designation	Marine park
Max. length	24 km (15 mi)
Max. width	6.5 km (4.0 mi)
Surface area	134 square kilometres (52 sq mi)
Average depth	14.1 metres (46 ft)
Water volume	1,741,516.5 megalitres (61,501.07×106 cu ft)
Shore length1	113 km (70 mi)
Surface elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Islands	16
Settlements	Anna Bay, Bobs Farm,; Bundabah, Carrington,; Corlette, Hawks Nest,; Karuah, Lemon Tree Passage,; Mallabula, Nelson Bay,; North Arm Cove, Oyster Cove,; Pindimar, Salamander Bay,; Soldiers Point, Shoal Bay,; Swan Bay, Tahlee,; Tanilba Bay, Taylors Beach,; Tea Gardens
Website	NSW Planning & Environment webpage
	1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Port Stephens, an open youthful tide-dominated drowned-valley estuary,^[1] is a large natural harbour of approximately 134 square kilometres (52 sq mi)^[2] located in the Hunter and Mid North Coast regions of New South Wales, Australia.^[3]

Port Stephens lies within the Port Stephens–Great Lakes Marine Park and is situated about 160 kilometres (99 mi) north-east of Sydney. The harbour lies wholly within the local government area of Port Stephens; although its northern shoreline forms the boundary between the Port Stephens and MidCoast local government areas.^[4]

According to the 2006 census, more than 26,000 people lived within 3 km (1.9 mi) of its 113 km (70 mi) long shoreline and more than 32,000 lived within 10 km (6 mi).^[5]

^ ^a ^b 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: 351–384. doi:10.1006/ecss.2001.0796.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Cite error: The named reference OEH was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Port Stephens". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 8 July 2008.
^ "Port Stephens". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 July 2008.
^ Consolidated population figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2006 census

[roy-1] 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: 351–384. doi:10.1006/ecss.2001.0796.

[OEH-2] Cite error: The named reference OEH was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[DoL-3] "Port Stephens". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 8 July 2008.

[gnb-4] "Port Stephens". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 July 2008.

[absgeneralnote-5] Consolidated population figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2006 census

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Port Stephens (New South Wales)

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