Crooked River (New South Wales)
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The Crooked River, officially designated as a creek, is an open mature wave dominated barrier estuary located in the
Illawarra The Illawarra is a coastal region in the Australian state of New South Wales, nestled between the mountains and the sea. It is situated immediately south of Sydney and north of the South Coast region. It encompasses the two cities of Wollongo ...
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Location and features

Crooked River rises to the southeast of
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and the South Coast railway line, west southwest of Currys Mountain and southwest of
Gerringong Gerringong () is a town located about ten minutes drive south of Kiama, and about twenty minutes north of Nowra in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia in the Municipality of Kiama. At the , Gerringong had a population of 3,966. O ...
. The creek flows generally east southeast and south for about reaching its mouth at
Gerroa Gerroa is a coastal town in the Municipality of Kiama, in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia 133 kilometres south of Sydney. It is considered to be the southernmost town in the Illawarra region. Nearby towns are Gerringon ...
, where the creek borders Seven Mile Beach National Park and flows into the
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of the
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See also

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List of rivers of New South Wales (A–K) This is the first part of a list of rivers of New South Wales, Australia. With List of rivers of New South Wales (L–Z) it includes all 439 rivers, as of 7 June 2008, listed by the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales in the Geographic ...
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Rivers of New South Wales This page discusses the rivers and hydrography of the state of New South Wales, Australia. The principal topographic feature of New South Wales is the series of low highlands and plateaus called the Great Dividing Range, which extend from nor ...


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* * Rivers of New South Wales Geography of Wollongong Estuaries of New South Wales Municipality of Kiama {{NewSouthWales-river-stub