Our water quality monitoring program has shown Saltwater Creek (Eden) to have good water quality. Find out more about the estuary and its unique features.
Saltwater Creek is located on the south coast of New South Wales. It is classed as a creek with an intermittently closed entrance.
The lower estuary meets the sea adjacent at the north end of a beach. The entrance to Woodburn Creek estuary is located at the south end of the beach.
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. We sample a subset of the estuaries between Wollongong and the Victorian border every 3 years. The most recent sampling in Saltwater Creek (Eden) Lake was completed over the 2014–15 summer when 2 sites were sampled on a monthly basis.
This report card represents 2 water quality indicators that we routinely measure: the amount of algae present and water clarity. Low levels of these 2 indicators equate with good water quality.
The report card shows the condition of the estuary was good with:
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) | –37.17 |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude (ºE) | 150 | |
| Catchment area (km2) | 17.2 |
|
| Estuary area (km2) | 0.1 | |
| Estuary volume (ML) | 16.8 | |
| Average depth (m) | 0.3 | |
Bathymetric and coastal topography data for this estuary are available in our data portal.
The entire catchment of Saltwater Creek is relatively undisturbed forest within Ben Boyd National Park. A campground has been established beside the lower estuary with an access road that cuts through part of the catchment.
Local councils manage estuaries within their area unless the estuary is attached to a marine park. Bega Valley Shire Council manage this estuary.
The catchment around Saltwater Creek estuary supports habitat for the endangered striated fieldwren.
Read more about the biodiversity in our estuaries.