Port Hacking
Port Hacking Estuary | ||
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Deeban ( Primary inflows Hacking River | | |
Primary outflows | Tasman Sea | |
Catchment area | 165.3 km2 (63.8 sq mi) | |
Basin countries | Australia | |
Managing agency | Sutherland Shire Council, | |
Surface area | 11.7 km2 (4.5 sq mi) | |
Average depth | 9.1 m (30 ft) | |
Water volume | 105,261.5 km3 (8.53369×1010 acre⋅ft) | |
Frozen | never | |
Settlements | Bundeena, Cronulla, Woolooware, Burraneer, Caringbah South, Dolans Bay, Port Hacking, Lilli Pilli, Yowie Bay, Miranda, Gymea Bay, Grays Point | |
Website | NSW Environment and Heritage webpage |
Port Hacking Estuary (
The total catchment area of Port Hacking is approximately 165 square kilometres (64 sq mi) and the area surrounding the estuary is generally managed by Sutherland Shire Council. While the area to the north of Port Hacking is urbanised, the area to the south is relatively pristine and forms the northern boundary of the Royal National Park.
The land adjacent to Port Hacking was occupied for many thousands of years by the
History
Aboriginal history
For more than 8,000 years prior to 1840, the
European history
European impacts have been substantial: the river has been effectively dammed at Audley, the dynamics of the frontal part of the marine delta were substantially altered by the creation of a fish hatchery at The Basin, shell grit extraction decimated large seagrass beds, and the entire northern shore is urbanised. Port Hacking has been closed to commercial fishing for about a century, and there are other catch/harvesting closures throughout the Port.[citation needed]
The northern headland, located at Cronulla, is called Bass and Flinders Point.[citation needed]
Description
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Port Hacking effectively forms the southern boundary of Sydney's suburban sprawl. Working inland from the sea, the indented north bank of Port Hacking is formed by the suburbs of Cronulla,
Port Hacking is a drowned river valley, with a water surface area of 11 square kilometres (4.2 sq mi). With very little industrial and minor agricultural inputs via the Hacking River, the water quality is categorised as 'extremely good', and the extensive inter-tidal shoals provide opportunity for wading birds.[8]
Port Hacking is a popular recreational area, where many activities can be enjoyed such as swimming, fishing and boating. The estuary and bays are used for watersports such as wakeboarding and water skiing and scuba diving. The distinctive shore feature, Shiprock, sits above the only aquatic reserve in Port Hacking. It has been protected because of the unique micro environment of marine fauna and flora.
Gallery
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Port Hacking estuary near Burraneer
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Port Hacking estuary at Lilli Pilli
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Port Hacking estuary at Lilli Pilli
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Port Hacking estuary nearWarumbul
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Port Hacking estuary at Grays Point
References
- ^ a b c "Port Hacking (Bay)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ^ "Port Hacking (NSW)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
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- ^ "Port Hacking". Geoscience Australia. Archived from the original on 29 May 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2006.
- ^ "Port Hacking Integrated Environmental Management Plan" (PDF). Sutherland Shire Council. 2008. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ^ Flinders, Matthew (1814), A Voyage to Terra Australis, London: G. and W. Nicol
- ISBN 1-74114-130-3.
- ^ "Estuaries of New South Wales - Port Hacking". New South Wales Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 16 July 2005. Retrieved 6 September 2005.
External links
- "Hacking River catchment" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.
- "NSW Environment and Heritage webpage".
- Albani, A. D.; Cotis, G. (2013). "Port Hacking - Past and Present of an Estuarine Environment" (PDF). Sutherland Shire Council.
- Deeban Spit