Lake Urana Nature Reserve

Protected area in New South Wales, Australia
35°16′30″S 146°9′11″E / 35.27500°S 146.15306°E / -35.27500; 146.15306EstablishedApril 1996 (1996-04)[2]Area3.02 km2 (1.2 sq mi)[2]Managing authoritiesNSW National Parks & Wildlife ServiceWebsiteLake Urana Nature ReserveSee alsoProtected areas of
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Lake Urana is located in New South Wales
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Lake Urana is located in Australia
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LocationRiverina, New South Wales
Coordinates35°17′S 146°11′E / 35.283°S 146.183°E / -35.283; 146.183
Lake typeSaline
Primary inflowsIntermittent flooding from Cocketgedong Creek and Urana Creek
Primary outflowsEvaporation
Basin countriesAustralia
Surface area6,100 ha (15,000 acres)[3]
SettlementsUrana
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 thorny saltbush, ruby saltbush, western golden wattle, emu bush, and black cottongrass. Ground cover is made up of grasses and herbs, with over 70 species having been recorded, including wiregrass, speargrass, and nodding chocolate lily (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

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References

  1. ^ a b "Lake Urana". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 September 2014. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b c "Lake Urana Nature Reserve: Park management". Office of Environment & Heritage. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Map of Lake Urana, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  4. ^ 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.
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