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Lake in the state of New South Wales, Australia
Wallis Lake
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Location
| Mid North Coast
,
New South Wales
, Australia
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Coordinates
| 32°18′S
152°30′E
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32.300°S 152.500°E
/
-32.300; 152.500
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Lake type
| An open and
trained
wave dominated
barrier estuary
[1]
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Primary inflows
| Wallamba River
,
Coolongolook River
, Pipers Creek
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Primary outflows
| Coolongolook River
to the
Tasman Sea
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Catchment area
| 1,196.9 square kilometres (462.1 sq mi)
[2]
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Basin
countries
| Australia
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Managing agency
| Mid-Coast Council
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Max. length
| 25 kilometres (16 mi)
[3]
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Max. width
| 9 kilometres (5.6 mi)
[4]
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Surface area
| 98.7 square kilometres (38.1 sq mi)
[2]
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Average depth
| 2.3 metres (7 ft 7 in)
[2]
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Water volume
| 217,951.5 megalitres (7,696.88
×
10
^
6
cu ft)
[2]
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Surface elevation
| 0 m (0 ft)
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Islands
| Hadleys Island,
Wallis Island
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Settlements
| Coomba Park
,
Forster
,
Green Point
,
Pacific Palms
,
Tuncurry
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Website
| NSW Environment & Heritage webpage
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References
| [5]
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Wallis Lake
, an open and
trained
wave dominated
barrier estuary
,
[1]
is located within the
Mid-Coast Council
local government area
in the
Mid North Coast
region of
New South Wales
, Australia. Wallis Lake is located adjacent to the towns of
Forster
and
Tuncurry
, and adjacent to the east coast, about 308 kilometres (191 mi) north of
Sydney
.
Features and location
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Drawing its catchment from within
Wallingat National Park
and the
Wallamba River
,
Coolongolook River
, and Pipers Creek, Wallis Lake has a catchment area of 1,197 square kilometres (462 sq mi) and a surface area of 99 square kilometres (38 sq mi).
[2]
When full, Wallis Lake covers an area of around 10,000 hectares (25,000 acres),
[5]
is approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) long,
[3]
with a width of 9 kilometres (5.6 mi).
[4]
Hadleys Island lies within Wallis Lake, near the
confluence
of the Wallamba and Coolongolook rivers.
The waterways surrounding Wallis Lake are well known for
oyster
production.
[6]
Lake Wallis was named in honour of
James Wallis
, an officer of the
46th Regiment
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[4]
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