Kapunda Island Conservation Park
| Kapunda Island Conservation Park | |
|---|---|
Kapunda Island Conservation Park | |
| Location | South Australia, Loxton |
| Nearest city | Loxton |
| Coordinates | 34°26′54″S 140°33′36″E / 34.4484°S 140.56°E[1] |
| Area | 1 ha (2.5 acres)[2] |
| Established | 4 July 1968 |
| Governing body | Department for Environment and Water |
Kapunda Island Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the Riverland, confined to a small island in the Murray River. It is adjacent to the Murray River National Park.
History
The area was constituted under the Crown Lands Act 1929 on 4 July 1968 as a fauna conservation reserve.[3]
It was constituted as a conservation park upon the proclamation of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 on 27 April 1972.[4] As of July 2016, the conservation park covered an area of 1 hectare (2.5 acres).[2]
In 1980, it was described as follows:[5]
A small attractive island in the Murray River adjacent to Katarapko Game Reserve. As such may provide a safe refuge for waterbirds during open season. One of only a few island reserves on the South Australian section of the Murray River. Small sand bar island in the Murray River. Vegetation consists of Eucalyptus camaldulensis open forest over Phragmites australis reed beds and Muehlenbeckia cunninghamii.
Description
Kapunda Island Conservation Park is located on Kapunda Island in the Murray River, adjacent to "the town of Loxton" in the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Bookpurnong.[6][3] It lies in the gazetted locality of Loxton about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north-west of the Loxton town centre.[6]
The island is small, covering around 1 ha (2.5 acres), and is located in the main channel of the Murray. It was proclaimed as a conservation park in order to conserve the natural features of small island environments within the Murray River main channel which are not represented widely in other reserve systems. Vegetation comprises river red gum woodland with a lignum understorey.[7]
The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area.[1] In 1980, it was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate.[5]
Management
As of 2023, Kapunda Island, along with the Media Island and Rilli Island conservation parks, is managed in conjunction with the Murray River National Park.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "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 "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 11 July 2016)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ a b "CROWN LANDS ACT, 1929-1967: VARIOUS ISLANDS DEDICATED AS FAUNA CONSERVATION RESERVES" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 1–2. 4 July 1968. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ "No. 56 of 1972 (National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1972)". The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 702. 27 April 1972. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Kapunda Island Conservation Park – listing on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate (Place ID 7841)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. 21 October 1980. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Search results for 'Kapunda Island Conservation Park' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities', 'Government Towns', 'Hundreds' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Murray River National Park: Including Rilli Island, Media Island and Kapunda Island Conservation Parks: Management Plan 2023" (PDF). Department for Environment and Water. 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2026. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Licence.
- This article incorporates text by Commonwealth of Australia available under the CC BY 3.0 AU licence.
External links
- Kapunda Island Conservation Park on the Protected Planet website