Pambula River is an open semi-mature wave dominated barrier estuary or perennial river located in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

Pambula River rises in timbered highlands near the locality of Lochiel and flows generally east, flowing through Pambula Lake, before reaching its mouth into the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean near the locality of Pambula Beach. The river descends 83 m over its 15 km course. The catchment area of the river is 296 km2 with a volume of 9774 ML over a surface area of 4.7 km2, at an average depth of 2.2 m. South of Pambula, the Princes Highway crosses the river.