Port Stephens (New South Wales)
| Port Stephens | |
|---|---|
Looking towards Yacaaba, the northern headland at the entrance of Port Stephens, along Jimmys Beach from Winda Woppa | |
| Location | Hunter, Mid North Coast, New South Wales |
| Coordinates | 32°41′57″S 152°7′26″E / 32.69917°S 152.12389°E |
| Lake type | An open tide dominated drowned valley estuary |
| Primary inflows | Karuah River, Myall River, Tilligerry Creek |
| Primary outflows | Tasman Sea, South Pacific Ocean |
| Catchment area | 296.8 square kilometres (114.6 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Designation | Marine park |
| Max. length | 24 km (15 mi) |
| Max. width | 6.5 km (4.0 mi) |
| Surface area | 134 square kilometres (52 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 14.1 metres (46 ft) |
| Water volume | 1,741,516.5 megalitres (61,501.07×106 cu ft) |
| Shore length1 | 113 km (70 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Islands | 16 |
| Settlements | Anna Bay, Bobs Farm, Bundabah, Carrington, Corlette, Hawks Nest, Karuah, Lemon Tree Passage, Mallabula, Nelson Bay, North Arm Cove, Oyster Cove, Pindimar, Salamander Bay, Soldiers Point, Shoal Bay, Swan Bay, Tahlee, Tanilba Bay, Taylors Beach, Tea Gardens |
| Website | NSW Planning & Environment webpage |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Port Stephens, an open youthful tide-dominated drowned-valley estuary, is a large natural harbour of about 134 square kilometres (52 sq mi) in the Hunter and Mid North Coast regions of New South Wales, Australia.
Port Stephens lies within the Port Stephens–Great Lakes Marine Park and is situated about 160 kilometres (99 mi) north-east of Sydney. The harbour lies wholly within the local government area of Port Stephens; although its northern shoreline forms the boundary between the Port Stephens and MidCoast local government areas.
According to the 2006 census, more than 26,000 people lived within 3 km (1.9 mi) of its 113 km (70 mi) long shoreline and more than 32,000 lived within 10 km (6 mi).