Intermittently Closed and Open Lake or Lagoon (ICOLL)
Catchment area
280 km2 (110 sq mi)
Basin countries
Australia
Surface area
7.8 km2 (3.0 sq mi)
Islands
Merriman's Island
Wallaga Lake is an estuarine lake in Bega Valley Shire in New South Wales, Australia,[1] the largest lake in southern NSW.[2] It is located between Bermagui to the south and between Tilba Tilba to the north,[1] situated beneath Mount Gulaga, in the traditional lands of the Yuin people.[2] A large section of its foreshore and catchment are within the Gulaga National Park,[1] since Wallaga Lake National Park, Goura Nature Reserve, and Mt Dromedary Flora Reserve were combined into the larger national park.[3] There is an island in the lake known as Merriman's Island, Merriman Island or Umbarra.
The lake's surface area is 7.8 km2 (3.0 sq mi), while its catchment area spans 280 km2 (110 sq mi), consisting mainly of Dignams Creek and Narira Creek and tributaries. While the lake itself and most of its catchment fall within the Bega Valley Shire, the northern part of the catchment lies within Eurobodalla Shire Council. It is classified as an Intermittently Closed and Open Lake or Lagoon (ICOLL), because the entrance of the lake sometimes allows tidal exchange from the ocean, but at other times is closed off by a sand bar at the beach.[1] It is a popular spot for recreational fishing, sailing, bushwalking and birdwatching.[2]
2011 aerial view of Wallaga Lake, looking south west
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^ abc"Wallaga Lake". Visit NSW. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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WallagaLake is an estuarine lake in Bega Valley Shire in New South Wales, Australia, the largest lake in southern NSW. It is located between Bermagui...
WallagaLake National Park is a former national park in New South Wales, 296 km (184 mi) south-west of Sydney and north of Bermagui. It now forms part...
off the mouth of Lake Conjola Hexham Island, in the lower Hunter River Honeysuckle Island, in WallagaLake Horse Island, in Tuross Lake Joass Island, located...
The Yuin are considered as the traditional owners of WallagaLake land. The former WallagaLake National Park is incorporated into Gulaga National Park...
Gulaga, also known as Mount Gulaga (formerly Mount Dromedary). The former WallagaLake National Park, Goura Nature Reserve, and Mount Dromedary Flora Reserve...
Narira Creek is a tributary of WallagaLake in southern New South Wales, Australia. The village of Cobargo is situated on its banks, and much of the land...
lived on Merriman Island, in the middle of WallagaLake, while his people lived on the shores of the lake. Umbarra was believed to have clairvoyant abilities...
on the Manning River. WallagaLake State Park 36°22′54″S 150°00′04″E / 36.3818°S 150.0012°E / -36.3818; 150.0012 (WallagaLake). Wyangala Waters State...
naturally-formed lakes and lagoons. Artificial lakes include Bendora Dam, Cotter Dam, Corin Dam, Lake Burley Griffin, Lake Ginninderra, Lake Tuggeranong,...
from the Bermagui WallagaLake Djiringanj men's group were able to resume their traditional practice of fish with nets on WallagaLake for the first time...
activist, actor, and author. He was a Woiworrung and Yorta Yorta man at WallagaLake in southern New South Wales. He was originally christened Harry Penrith...
Surf Beach Surfside Tilba Tilba Tinpot Tomakin Turlinjah Tuross Head WallagaLake Koori Village Wamban Woodlands The area which is now Eurobodalla Shire...
Nowra-Jervis Bay area southwards to Narooma, and possibly as far south as WallagaLake. Dharumba and Walbanga/Walbjunja may have been dialects. No speakers...
conditions. The Little family moved to his father's tribal land (near WallagaLake) and lived for some years on the New South Wales south coast at Nowra...
China leaving his family behind.[citation needed] Thomas grew up on the WallagaLake Aboriginal Station, an Aboriginal reserve run by the New South Wales...
of Australian Aboriginal elder Umbarra (died 1904) Merriman Island, WallagaLake, New South Wales, Australia Merriman, Nebraska, a village in Cherry County...
that it would relocate the Aboriginal people from La Perouse reserve to WallagaLake on the South Coast. The La Perouse residents refused to move, however...
(1922–23) and the University of Sydney. He became a farmer at Bodalla, WallagaLake and Tilba Tilba. He won prizes for dairy fodder conservation at the Royal...
Pokataroo, County of Denham WallagaLake Aboriginal Reserve AR 13,939 13/6/1891 ? Parish of Narooma, County of Dampier WallagaLake Aboriginal Reserve (Snake...
Mountain). The mountain is of particular significance to the people of WallagaLake. The park contains important Aboriginal sites, in particular Biamanga...
later popular singer Jimmy Little playing gum leaf and an elder from WallagaLake who was a fluent speaker of Dhurga. She was not always welcomed, but...
1913 Verona Public School Verona Bega Valley 1882 1954 WallagaLake Aboriginal School WallagaLake Bega Valley 1887 1964 Wallagoot Public School Wallagoot...
Boggabilla, Brewarrina, Cummeragunja, Kempsey, Menindee, Pilliga, Walgett, WallagaLake and Woodenbong. while the State Library of Queensland has genealogical...
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