Camden Haven River

31°38′55″S 152°30′4″E / 31.64861°S 152.50111°E / -31.64861; 152.50111 • elevation698 m (2,290 ft) Source confluenceStewarts River with Queens Lake • locationWatson Taylors Lake, near Laurieton • coordinates31°42′10″S 152°42′29″E / 31.70278°S 152.70806°E / -31.70278; 152.70806 • elevation0 m (0 ft) MouthTasman Sea, South Pacific OceanCamden Head31°38′55″S 152°48′4″E / 31.64861°S 152.80111°E / -31.64861; 152.801110 m (0 ft)Length72 km (45 mi)Basin size589 km² (227 sq mi)Basin featuresNational parksCrowdy Bay, Dooragan^[2]

Camden Haven River, an open and trained intermediate wave dominated barrier estuary,^[3] is located in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

Camden Haven River upper catchment starts at the two south eastern creeks at Edge. The merged flow of the two rivers, together with the outflow of Queens Lake spills into the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean. The river descends 698 metres (2,290 ft) over its 72 kilometres (45 mi) course.^[2]

Camden Haven River is transversed by the Pacific Highway north of the village of Rossglen, between Coopernook and Kew.

See also

• Rivers of New South Wales
• List of rivers of Australia

References

External links

• "Camden Haven and Hastings River catchments" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.
• Northern Rivers Geology Blog – Camden Haven River