Lake Munmorah or Munmorah Lake, a

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that is part of the

Tuggerah Lakes The Tuggerah Lakes, a wetland system of three interconnected coastal lagoons, are located on the Central Coast, New South Wales, Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia and comprise Lake Munmorah, Budgewoi Lake and Tuggerah Lake. History Th ...

, is located within the

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in the Central Coast region of

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, Australia. The lake is located near the settlement of Lake Munmorah and is situated about north of

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Features and location

A quaint little village nestled on the banks of a lake with the same name, where people enjoy watersports of all types in the crystal clear waters. Lake Munmorah is located north of

Budgewoi Budgewoi ( ) is a coastal town that is located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. Budgewoi is situated on two peninsulas that is split by the Budgewoi Lake. The town is located about 114 km northeast of Sydney. It is part ...

and is bounded by

Wyee Wyee ( ) is a small town in the City of Lake Macquarie local government area of the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. It is near the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway and has a railway station (opened 1892) on NSW TrainLink's Central Coast & ...

, Mannering Park and Wyee Bay. To the south of the lake, the Budgewoi Lake and

Tuggerah Lake Tuggerah Lake, an intermittently open intermediate wave dominated barrier estuary that is part of the Tuggerah Lakes, is located within the local government area in the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. The lake is locat ...

drains excess water, that flows to the

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of the

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, via The Entrance. When full, Lake Munmorah covers an area of around .

National Park of Munmorah

Lake Munmorah has an NPWS owned National Park north east of Munmorah. It hosts beaches, lookouts, picnic areas, hiking trails and more.

History

In October 2013 the area was threatened by bushfires. Evacuations were carried out to Doyalson and

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RSL's ( Returned Services League) and Gwandalan Bowling Club. Power lines were brought down affecting over 600 homes. Munmorah State Conservation Area had large areas burnt out. One man died while trying to protect his heritage listed home.

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* {{Rivers of the Sydney Basin , state=autocollapse Munmorah Central Coast (New South Wales) Important Bird Areas of New South Wales

Features and location

National Park of Munmorah

History

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