Coombabah Lake Conservation Park
Coombabah Lake Conservation Park Queensland |
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IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)
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Nearest town or city | Brisbane |
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Established | 1997[1] |
Area | 1,959 ha (4,840 acres)[2] |
Managing authorities |
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Website | Coombabah Lake Conservation Park |
See also | Protected areas of Queensland |
The Coombabah Lake Conservation Park is a conservation park that is an Important Wetland in Australia, located in the Gold Coast region of South East Queensland, Australia. Part of the Coomera River catchment, Lake Coombabah is a tidal lake at the mouth of Coombabah Creek. The Coombabah wetlands are significant because they are the most southerly lake and coastal swampland representatives in the bioregion, and because the area provides significant wildlife value and refuge habitat.[2] The conservation area includes tidal marshlands and mangroves along part of the lakes edge. The Melaleuca boardwalk allows viewing of the wildlife. The mangroves are home to frogs, crabs and fish that attract native and migratory birds. There are guided bushwalking and canoeing activities as part of community conservation and environmental workshops to promote local conservation.[3]
Location and features
Situated near the suburb of Coombabah, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the coast and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northwest of Southport, the lake borders the Ivan Gibbs Wetland Reserve, is classified as a Fish Habitat Area within the Moreton Bay Marine Park and serves as an important wildlife corridor between the Nerang State Forest and the coast.[3]
The lake is fed by Coombabah Creek which rises to the west in the Nerang Forest Reserve. The Ivan Gibbs Wetlands Reserve and Lakeside Country Club golf course are both located to the south of the lake. Houses in Helensvale have been built a short distance from the lake's western shore.
See also
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References
External links
- Gold Coast City Council Fishing Platform
- Pictures- National Library of Australia
- Estuary Assessment Framework for Non-Pristine Estuaries: Coombabah Lake
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