The Gold Coast Broadwater, also known as Southport Broadwater, and The Broadwater, is a large shallow estuary of water located in the Gold Coast district of South East Queensland, Australia. Connected directly to the Coral Sea towards its southern end via the artificially constructed Gold Coast Seaway, which stabilised the formerly northward moving mout…The Gold Coast Broadwater, also known as Southport Broadwater, and The Broadwater, is a large shallow estuary of water located in the Gold Coast district of South East Queensland, Australia. Connected directly to the Coral Sea towards its southern end via the artificially constructed Gold Coast Seaway, which stabilised the formerly northward moving mouth of the Nerang River, the estuary reaches from the locality of Southport in the south, to the southern section of the UNESCO World Heritage Listed Moreton Bay in the north, through which it is also connected to the sea. The Broadwater is separated from the ocean by South Stradbroke Island north of the seaway and Southport Spit to the south. The original body of water was a lagoon formed from water from the Nerang River entering the area behind the former Stradbroke Island. Part of the Broadwater is contained within the Moreton Bay Marine Park.
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