Our water quality monitoring program has shown Woodburn Creek to have good water quality. Find out more about the estuary and its unique features.
Woodburn 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 at the south end of the beach. Saltwater Creek (Eden) estuary enters the sea at the opposite 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 Woodburn Creek 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) | 150.01 | |
| Catchment area (km2) | 13.5 | |
| Estuary area (km2) | 0.1 | |
| Estuary volume (ML) | 14.3 | |
| Average depth (m) | 0.3 | |
Bathymetric and coastal topography data for this estuary are available in our data portal.
The entire catchment of Woodburn Creek is relatively undisturbed forest within Ben Boyd National Park. A campground exists beside the lower estuary, and an access road 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 Woodburn Creek estuary supports habitat for the threatened eastern ground parrot.
Read more about the biodiversity in our estuaries.