Lake Urana Nature Reserve
Lake Urana Nature Reserve New South Wales | |
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Lake Urana Nature Reserve | |
Nearest town or city | Urana[1] |
Coordinates | 35°16′30″S 146°9′11″E / 35.27500°S 146.15306°ECoordinates: 35°16′30″S 146°9′11″E / 35.27500°S 146.15306°E |
Established | April 1996[2] |
Area | 3.02 km2 (1.2 sq mi)[2] |
Managing authorities | NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service |
Website | Lake Urana Nature Reserve |
See also | Protected areas of New South Wales |
Lake Urana | |
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Lake Urana | |
Location | Riverina, New South Wales |
Coordinates | 35°17′S 146°11′E / 35.283°S 146.183°E |
Lake type | Saline |
Primary inflows | Intermittent flooding from Cocketgedong Creek and Urana Creek |
Primary outflows | Evaporation |
Basin countries | Australia |
Surface area | 6,100 ha (15,000 acres)[3] |
Settlements | Urana |
References | [1][3] |
The Lake Urana Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve situated adjacent to Lake Urana, a salt lake, that is located in the Riverina region of New South Wales in eastern Australia. The 302-hectare (750-acre) reserve is situated near the rural locality of Urana.[2] The 6,100-hectare (15,000-acre) lake is shallow and intermittently filled by flooding that forms in a natural depression. The lake fills every 10 to 20 years and retains water for several years; with no natural outflow, it is drained via evaporation.
Flora[]
The woodland in the reserve includes yellow box and white cypress pine. Shrubs include , ruby saltbush, western golden wattle, emu bush, and . Ground cover is made up of grasses and herbs, with over 70 species having been recorded, including wiregrass, speargrass, and (Dichopogon fimbriatus).[4] On the shore is a narrow area of red gum woodland.
Fauna[]
Fauna includes eastern grey kangaroos, and 37 bird species have been identified. When the lake floods, waterbirds such as wood ducks, Pacific black duck, Australian grey teal, yellow-billed spoonbill, black-fronted dotterel, and magpie larks visit.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Lake Urana". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ a b c "Lake Urana Nature Reserve: Park management". Office of Environment & Heritage. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Map of Lake Urana, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ Dichopogon fimbriatus Nodding Chocolate Lily Australian Plants Society
External links[]
- "Lake Urana Nature Reserve: Plan of management" (PDF). NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (PDF). Government of New South Wales. 5 June 2001. ISBN 0-7313-6989-0.
- Nature reserves in New South Wales
- Riverina
- Protected areas established in 1996
- 1996 establishments in Australia