DESTINATION: Crookhaven River - Pacific Ocean.
Posted by: 
Tuena
S 34° 53.929 E 150° 46.206
56H E 296249 N 6135908
The mouth of the Crookhaven River in Southern NSW.
Waymark Code: WMBN56
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 06/05/2011
Views: 5
The Crookhaven River is very short but has a deep & navigable mouth.
The nearby Shoalhaven River is very long, shallow & until 1822 its mouth was at Shoalhaven Heads just to the north. Its mouth was extremely dangerous & the cause of many deaths by drowning. A canal was built to connect the two rivers & now the Shoalhaven River flows into the ocean via the Crookhaven River. Often people just refer to it as being the mouth of the Shoalhaven River.
I took the Crookhaven Lighthouse Walking Track to a point directly above the mouth of the river (southern side). There is a rock platform below however it is not safe to walk on as waves break over it even at low tide. A rocky spit projects into the sea as the last point of contact with land.
There is a breakwall on the opposite side however it does not project as far into the sea as the point where I took my reading.
Parking Coordinates: S34° 54.156' E150° 46.096
Trailhead Coordinates: S34 54.106 E150 46.103
Relevant Web Site: Not listed
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