Lake Urana Nature Reserve New South Wales | |
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Nearest town or city | Urana[1] |
Coordinates | 35°16′30″S 146°9′11″E / 35.27500°S 146.15306°E |
Established | April 1996[2] |
Area | 3.02 km2 (1.2 sq mi)[2] |
Managing authorities | NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service |
Website | Lake Urana Nature Reserve |
See also | Protected areas of New South Wales |
Lake Urana | |
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Location | Riverina, New South Wales |
Coordinates | 35°17′S 146°11′E / 35.283°S 146.183°E |
Lake type | Saline |
Primary inflows | Intermittent flooding from Cocketgedong Creek and Urana Creek |
Primary outflows | Evaporation |
Basin countries | Australia |
Surface area | 6,100 ha (15,000 acres)[3] |
Settlements | Urana |
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.