Lake Macquarie

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body of water coastal saltwater lake lake

Lake Macquarie is a large coastal saltwater lake in New South Wales, Australia, known for its recreational boating, fishing, and surrounding residential communities.

Aliases (1)

Lake Macquarie local government area ×2

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	body of water → coastal saltwater lake → lake →
adjacentTo	Central Coast region → City of Lake Macquarie →
alsoKnownAs	Awaba →
averageDepth	about 8 metres →
basinCountry	Australia →
connectedTo	Pacific Ocean → Tasman Sea →
country	Australia →
elevationAboveSeaLevel	approximately 0 metres →
hasCityOnShore	Belmont, New South Wales → Morisset, New South Wales → Swansea, New South Wales → Toronto, New South Wales → Warners Bay, New South Wales →
hasFeature	extensive foreshore walking and cycling paths →
hasInflow	Cockle Creek → Dora Creek → Mannering Creek → Ourimbah Creek → Wyee Creek →
hasIsland	Pulbah Island →
hasOutflow	Swansea Channel →
hasRecreationFacility	Lake Macquarie Yacht Club → multiple marinas →
isOneOf	largest coastal saltwater lakes in Australia →
knownFor	recreational boating → recreational fishing → residential communities along its foreshore → sailing → water sports →
locatedIn	Hunter Region → New South Wales →
locatedInLocalGovernmentArea	City of Lake Macquarie →
locatedNear	Newcastle, New South Wales →
locatedSouthOf	Newcastle, New South Wales →
maximumDepth	about 15 metres →
maximumLength	approximately 24 kilometres →
maximumWidth	approximately 10 kilometres →
protectedAreaIncludes	Pulbah Island Nature Reserve →
regionNamedAfter	City of Lake Macquarie →
shoreLength	approximately 174 kilometres →
surfaceArea	approximately 110 square kilometres → approximately 42 square miles →
traditionalOwners	Awabakal people →
waterType	brackish → saltwater →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hunter Region → Lower Hunter →	contains
Lake Macquarie City Council ("Lake Macquarie local government area") →	administers
Lake Macquarie City Council →	governs
Central Coast →	hasBodyOfWater
Lake Macquarie City Council →	hasLake
Rotorua →	hasSisterCity
Lake Macquarie City Council ("Lake Macquarie local government area") →	jurisdiction
Newcastle Transport →	operatesInRegion