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Wattamolla is the junction of two creeks: Wattamolla Creek, which flows in from the northwest, forming a lagoon behind the beach, and the smaller Cootes Creek, which joins the lagoon from the west via a waterfall. A rocky outcrop lies behind the beach between the main channels of the two creeks. Due
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446:24 November
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902:Wattamolla
867:Greenhills
802:Palm Beach
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613:Gundamaian
596:Localities
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115:Dimensions
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61:Tasman Sea
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1008:Byron Bay
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882:Curl Curl
587:Waterfall
567:Heathcote
347:The beach
293:Waterfall
229:Tom Thumb
195:Geography
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767:Balmoral
762:Clontarf
650:Features
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204:History
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887:Eloura
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686:Travel
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185:Sydney
136:Access
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