Basket Swamp National Park
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Basket Swamp National Park New South Wales | |
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![]() ![]() Basket Swamp National Park | |
Nearest town or city | Tenterfield |
Coordinates | 28°55′59″S 152°09′11″E / 28.93306°S 152.15306°ECoordinates: 28°55′59″S 152°09′11″E / 28.93306°S 152.15306°E |
Established | 1999 |
Area | 28.2 km2 (10.9 sq mi) |
Managing authorities | National Parks and Wildlife Service (New South Wales) |
Website | Basket Swamp National Park |
See also | Protected areas of New South Wales |
Basket Swamp is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 558 km north of Sydney, and 15 kilometres north east of Tenterfield.
The park is named after Basket Swamp, a waterlogged area in the western sector of the park.[1]
This wetland plays an important role in the ecosystem of the Clarence River. Basket Swamp cleans, stores and discharges clean water into the surrounding streams that flow into the river.[2]
References[]
- ^ Kevin Parker, Basket Swamp National Park Plan of Management Archived 29 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine, NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, October 2005
- ^ "Basket Swamp National Park". NSW National Parks. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
See also[]
Categories:
- IUCN Category II
- National parks of New South Wales
- Protected areas established in 1999
- 1999 establishments in Australia
- New South Wales protected area stubs