Lake Macquarie

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


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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


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