- Estuaries are predominantly small to medium sized wave-dominated or barrier estuaries
- Relatively low overall rainfall, falling evenly throughout the year
- Typically experiences strong wave energy
- Restricted marginal marine vegetation (mangroves and melaleuca)
- Relatively large areas of intertidal environments surrounding a well-developed central basin
- This region is very populated, and human activity effects the majority of estuaries
- Estuaries remaining in near-pristine condition are relatively small, most are located in Tasmania
Cloudy Bay Lagoon, Tasmania
Sandon River, New South Wales