Chowilla Game Reserve
For other uses, see Chowilla .
Chowilla Game Reserve South Australia | |
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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) | |
Chowilla Game Reserve | |
Nearest town or city | Renmark |
Coordinates | 33°56′27″S 140°54′41″E / 33.94083°S 140.91139°ECoordinates: 33°56′27″S 140°54′41″E / 33.94083°S 140.91139°E |
Established | 4 April 1993[1] |
Area | 18.176 km2 (7.0 sq mi)[1] |
Managing authorities | Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources |
Website | Chowilla Game Reserve |
See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Chowilla Game Reserve is a protected area covering the floodplain on the north side of the River Murray in South Australia from about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north-east of Renmark to the New South Wales border. It was proclaimed 8 April 1993 in conjunction with the Chowilla Regional Reserve. Its creation arises from a community consultation process which recommended that ‘hunting of waterfowl be a permitted activity in selected areas of the Chowilla floodplain’. The game reserve is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area.[2][3][4][5]
See also
- Chowilla, South Australia
- Riverland Biosphere Reserve
- List of islands within the Murray River in South Australia
References
- 1 2 "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 25 November 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ↑ "Chowilla Game Reserve". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- ↑ South Australia. Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Murraylands Region (1995), Chowilla Regional Reserve and Chowilla Game Reserve management plan : Murraylands, South Australia, The Dept, p. 1, ISBN 978-0-7308-4697-0
- ↑ Boating Industry Association of South Australia (BIA); South Australia. Department for Environment and Heritage (2005), South Australia's waters an atlas & guide, Boating Industry Association of South Australia, pp. 147–152, ISBN 978-1-86254-680-6
- ↑ "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2012. Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
External links
- Chowilla Game Reserve and Regional Reserve official webpage
- Chowilla Game Reserve webpage on protected planet
- Chowilla Game Reserve brochure
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