St Georges Basin (New South Wales)

St Georges Basin
Bherwherrae or Bherwherree
St Georges Basin, relative to its location in New South Wales and the Jervis Bay Territory.
Location	South Coast, New South Wales and the Jervis Bay Territory
Coordinates	35°11′23″S 150°35′24″E / 35.18972°S 150.59000°E / -35.18972; 150.59000Coordinates: 35°11′23″S 150°35′24″E / 35.18972°S 150.59000°E / -35.18972; 150.59000
Type	Open intermediate wave dominated barrier estuary; or inland sea
Primary inflows	Wandandian Creek, Tomerong Creek
Primary outflows	Sussex Inlet, Tasman Sea
Catchment area	316 km2 (122 sq mi)
Basin countries	Australia
Surface area	40.9 km2 (15.8 sq mi)
Average depth	5.3 m (17 ft)
Water volume	215,079 megalitres (7,595.4×10^6 cu ft)
Settlements	Sussex Inlet, St Georges Basin
Website	NSW Environment & Heritage webpage
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St Georges Basin is an open intermediate estuary, or inland sea, located in the South Coast region of New South Wales, adjacent to the Jervis Bay Territory.

St Georges Basin is a coastal waterbody located immediately adjacent to the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean, north of the town of Sussex Inlet and east of the town of St Georges Basin. The basin is fed by Wandandian Creek and Tomerong Creek and its primary outflow is to the Tasman Sea via the Sussex Inlet. The basin covers a catchment area of 316 square kilometres (122 sq mi) and contains approximately 215,079 megalitres (7,595.4×10^⁶ cu ft) of water over an estimated surface area of 40.9 square kilometres (15.8 sq mi); and at an average depth of 5.3 metres (17 ft).

Located with the basin are six artificial reefs that range up to 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) in depth.

The traditional custodians of the land surrounding St Georges Basin were the Indigenous Australian Yuin people, who named the basin as Bherwherrae or Bherwherree.

European surveyor Thomas Florance renamed the body of water as St Georges Basin on 29 November 1827, while tracing from Jervis Bay to Conjola.