Parramatta River
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The Parramatta River is an intermediate tide-dominated, drowned valley estuary located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. With an average depth of 5.1 metres, the Parramatta River is the main trib
Parramatta River as it heads to Port Jackson, with the Sydney CBD visible in the background
Headwaters of the Parramatta River
The outflow of Parramatta River into Tasman Sea.
A RiverCat class ferry cruising up the Parramatta River at Rydalmere
Ria
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A ria is a coastal inlet formed by the partial submergence of an unglaciated river valley. It is a drowned river valley that remains open to the sea.
Parramatta River
…The Parramatta River is an intermediate tide-dominated, drowned valley estuary located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. With an average depth of 5.1 metres (17 ft), the Parramatta River is the main tributary of Sydney…
Port Jackson, also referred to as Sydney Harbour, is a ria, or drowned river valley. The deeply indented shape of the ria reflects the dendritic pattern of drainage that existed before the rise in sea level that flooded the valley.
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