Maloneys Creek is a small saline creek with an intermittently closed entrance located on the south coast of New South Wales.
The mouth of Maloneys Creek meets the sea at Maloneys Beach north east of Batemans Bay.
We have not sampled Maloneys Creek as part of our water quality monitoring program. Find out more about the estuary and its unique features.
Maloneys Creek is a small saline creek with an intermittently closed entrance located on the south coast of New South Wales.
The mouth of Maloneys Creek meets the sea at Maloneys Beach north east of Batemans Bay.
As part of our water quality monitoring program we assess the water quality and ecosystem health of an estuary using a range of relevant indicators.
Find out more about our estuary report cards and what each grade means. Read our sampling, data analysis and reporting protocols and find out how we calculate these grades.
Estuary type: Creek
Entrance location |
Latitude (ºS) | –35.71 |
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Longitude (ºE) | 150.24 | |
Catchment area (km2) | 8.2 | |
Estuary area (km2) | 0.03 | |
Estuary volume (ML) | 6.4 | |
Average depth (m) | 0.2 |
Bathymetric and coastal topography data for this estuary are available in our data portal.
The catchment of Maloneys Creek has relatively low disturbance, with 90% of the catchment located in Murramarang National Park. Urban areas at Maloneys Beach and Long Beach make up almost 10% of land use within the catchment.
Local councils manage estuaries within their area unless the estuary is attached to a marine park.
Eurobodalla Shire Council manage this estuary, which is located in Batemans Marine Park.
Estuaries provide an important protected environment for salt-tolerant plants like sea grasses and mangroves.
Read more about the biodiversity in our estuaries.