Telowie Gorge Conservation Park
Telowie Gorge Conservation Park South Australia | |
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![]() Telowie Gorge | |
![]() ![]() Telowie Gorge Conservation Park | |
Nearest town or city | Port Germein.[2] |
Coordinates | 33°2′20.4″S 138°7′29.27″E / 33.039000°S 138.1247972°ECoordinates: 33°2′20.4″S 138°7′29.27″E / 33.039000°S 138.1247972°E |
Established | 3 September 1970[3] |
Area | 19.67 km2 (7.6 sq mi)[4] |
Managing authorities | Department for Environment and Water |
See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Telowie Gorge Conservation Park, formerly Telowie Gorge National Park, was a protected area located in the Australian state of South Australia to the east of the town of Port Germein in the gazetted locality of Telowie. It became park of the newly-proclaimed Wapma Thura–Southern Flinders Ranges National Park on 26 November 2021.
History[]
The conservation park was proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in 1972 in respect to an area of land already under statutory protection since 1970 as the Telowie Gorge National Park.[3][4][5]
On 26 November 2021 it became part of the Wapma Thura–Southern Flinders Ranges National Park. which was proclaimed a national park on that date.[6][7]
Location and description[]
The park was located about 7.5 kilometres (4.7 miles) east of the town of Port Germein in the gazetted locality of Telowie,[8][2] and occupied 19.76 km2 (7.63 sq mi).[9]
In 2010, the conservation park was described by its managing authority as follows:[10]
Home to a colony of yellow-footed rock-wallabies, Telowie Gorge Conservation Park features some of the most dramatic scenery in the Southern Flinders Ranges. The gorge and its diverse landforms have been created by Telowie Creek, which over time has cut a deep gorge through the range. Today, the gorge creates a rich variety of habitats for animals and plants from both the southern temperate and arid regions. During winter, Telowie Creek flows from the gorge onto the plains.
It included four trails as well as access to the Heysen Trail, which passes along part of the eastern side of the conservation park, and two other local trails.[8][10]
The conservation park was classified as an IUCN Category III protected area,[1] and was last managed by the South Australian Department for Environment and Water (DEW).[9]
See also[]
- Protected areas of South Australia
References[]
- ^ a b "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Search results for Telowie Gorge Conservation Park with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'NPW and Conservation Properties', 'Recreation Trails', and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australian Government. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ a b Shard, A.J. (3 September 1970). "NATIONAL PARKS ACT, 1966: HUNDRED OF TELOWIE—TELOWIE GORGE NATIONAL PARK" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 1014. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 16 July 2015)" (PDF). Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ "Search result for Telowie Gorge Conservation Park(record id no SA0065871)". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ Speirs, David (26 November 2021). "SA now home to Australia's biggest national park". Premier of South Australia. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ Gooch, Declan (26 November 2021). "Australia's biggest national park declared in South Australia's far north". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Mount Remarkable National Park Management Plan" (PDF). Department for Environment and Heritage (DEH). 2006. pp. 1 & 2. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Telowie Gorge". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Telowie Gorge Conservation Park (brochure)". Department for Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
External links[]
- IUCN Category III
- Conservation parks of South Australia
- Protected areas established in 1970
- 1970 establishments in Australia
- Flinders Ranges