Saltwater Creek is a creek on the
Gold Coast
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,
Queensland
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, Australia. It flows from the
Nerang National Park
Nerang National Park (commonly referred to as Nerang State Forest) is a national park in Queensland, Australia situated on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast. The protected area is located from Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Surfers Paradise ...
to Coombabah Creek which eventually goes out to the
Coral Sea.
Geography
"Saltwater Creek is a small
micro-tidal estuary in the Gold Coast region of Australia. The creek system is approximately 17 km long, flowing from its head headwaters in the Nerang State Forest to the Coombabah Creek estuary confluence which connects to the
Coomera River
The Coomera River is a perennial river located in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. Its catchment lies within the Gold Coast and Scenic Rim Region local government areas and covers an area of .
Course and features
Rising in Lam ...
. Its tidal limit is 10.5 km. It is also connected to Coomera River via an anabranch 6.5 km upstream from the confluence. The average width of Saltwater Creek is 30 m with the depth for the first 3 km typically 3 m (below MSL) with the remainder of the creek typically 1 m.
The two canal estates adjacent to Sites 8 and 11 (see Figure 2) are connected to Saltwater Creek by navigation locks, which restrict tidal exchange between themselves and Saltwater Creek." (Webster and Lemckert, 2002)
Threats
The main threat to Saltwater Creek (especially near the source) is the
pollution
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and the poor water quality. The cause of pollution in the Saltwater Creek is civilians around the area dumping unwanted
rubbish
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*Garbage
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such as: tires, parts of automobiles and real estate boards. Currently, no plan is in action to stop this.
See also
*
List of rivers of Australia
References
Rivers of Queensland
Geography of Gold Coast, Queensland
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