We have not sampled Woodlands Creek as part of our water quality monitoring program. Find out more about the estuary and its unique features.
Woodlands Creek is located on the south coast of New South Wales. It is classed as a small creek which meets the sea at the township of Thirroul, north of Wollongong. It has an intermittently closed entrance.
This estuary is formed at the confluence of 3 creeks: Woodlands, Hewitts and Tramway creeks, which drain via the same entrance when it is open to the sea.
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) | –34.33 |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude (ºE) | 150.92 | |
| Catchment area (km2) | 2 | |
| Estuary area (km2) | 0.003 | |
| Estuary volume (ML) | 0.4 | |
| Average depth (m) | 0.1 | |
Notes: km2 = square kilometres; m = metres; ML = megalitres.
Bathymetric and coastal topography data for this estuary are available in our data portal.
The catchment of Woodlands Creek is moderately disturbed due to urbanisation of half the catchment. The other half the catchment is forested and forms part of the Illawarra Escarpment State Conservation Area.
Local councils manage estuaries within their area unless the estuary is attached to a marine park. Wollongong City Council manage this estuary.
Information about how the council manages its estuaries can be found on their Creeks and lagoons webpage.
Estuaries provide important breeding, nursery and feeding grounds for many animals, such as fish and birds.
Read more about the biodiversity in our estuaries.