Gum Lagoon Conservation Park

Gum Lagoon Conservation Park
South Australia
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)[1]
The conservation park has a "significant Malleefowl population."[2]
Gum Lagoon Conservation Park is located in South Australia
Gum Lagoon Conservation Park
Gum Lagoon Conservation Park
Nearest town or cityKeith
Coordinates36°16′04″S 140°04′24″E / 36.26778°S 140.07333°E / -36.26778; 140.07333
Established20 August 1970 (1970-08-20)[3]
Area89.06 km2 (34.4 sq mi)[3]
Managing authoritiesDepartment for Environment and Water
See alsoProtected areas of South Australia

Gum Lagoon Conservation Park (formerly the Gum Lagoon National Park) is an 8765 ha protected area about 40 km south-west of Keith in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia. It lies about 20 km inland from the southern end of the Coorong. It contains an isolated block of mallee woodland important for malleefowl conservation.

  1. ^ "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. ^ DEH, 2005, page ii
  3. ^ a b "Protected Areas Information System – reserve list (as of 16 July 2015)" (PDF). Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 3 August 2015.