Maloneys Creek is a small saline creek with an intermittently closed entrance located on the south coast of New South Wales.
The mouth of Maloneys Creek meets the sea at Maloneys Beach northeast of Batemans Bay.
Water quality report card
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.
Go to estuary report cards to find out what each grade means, read our sampling, data analysis and reporting protocols, and find out how we calculate these grades.
Physical characteristics
| Estuary type | Creek |
|---|---|
| Latitude (ºS) | –35.71 |
| Longitude (ºE) | 150.24 |
| Catchment area (km2) | 8.2 |
| Estuary area (km2) | 0.03 |
| Estuary volume (ML) | 6.4 |
| Average depth (m) | 0.2 |
Notes: km2 = square kilometres; m = metres; ML = megalitres.
Water depth and survey data
Bathymetric and coastal topography data for this estuary are available in our data portal.
Land use
The catchment of Maloneys Creek has relatively low disturbance, with 90% of the catchment located in Murramarang National Park. Urban areas at Maloneys Beach and Long Beach make up almost 10% of land use within the catchment.
National and marine parks
- The largest conservation area in the catchment is Murramarang National Park.
- This estuary flows into the Batemans Marine Park.
Citizen science projects
- The Budawang Coast Nature Map is an online data platform the community can use to record and identify biodiversity. Data collected is used to map the distribution of native plant and animal species from Moruya up almost to Kiama.
- iNaturalist’s Plants of Eurobodalla is a citizen science project that monitors plants found in the Eurobodalla region.
- Our South Coast Shorebird Recovery Program provides the opportunity for people to get involved in the protection and recovery of shore birds.
Community involvement
- Eurobodalla Landcare is a volunteer network of 24 Landcare groups on the NSW south coast.
- The Coastwatchers Association is a community environmental and conservation group based on the south coast.
Aerial view of Maloneys Creek estuary
Local government management
Local councils manage estuaries within their area unless the estuary is attached to a marine park.
Eurobodalla Shire Council manages this estuary, which is located in Batemans Marine Park.
Threatened species
Estuaries provide an important protected environment for salt-tolerant plants like sea grasses and mangroves.
Read more about the biodiversity in our estuaries.