Wallis Lake

Wallis Lake, an open and trained wave dominated barrier estuary, is located within the Mid-Coast Council local government area in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. Wallis Lake is located adjacent to the towns of Forster and Tuncurry, and adjacent to the east coast, about 308 km north of Sydney.

Features and location
Drawing its catchment from within Wallingat National Park and the Wallamba River, Coolongolook River, and Pipers Creek, Wallis Lake has a catchment area of 1197 km2 and a surface area of 99 km2. When full, Wallis Lake covers an area of around 10000 ha, is approximately 25 km long, with a width of 9 km.

Hadleys Island lies within Wallis Lake, near the confluence of the Wallamba and Coolongolook rivers.

The waterways surrounding Wallis Lake are well known for oyster production.

Lake Wallis was named in honour of James Wallis, an officer of the 46th Regiment.