Barmah National Park

Barmah National Park
Victoria
River red gums along the Murray River, adjacent to the national park
Barmah National Park is located in Victoria
Barmah National Park
Barmah National Park
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Nearest town or cityBarmah
Coordinates35°52′00″S 145°07′05″E / 35.86667°S 145.11806°E / -35.86667; 145.11806
Established2010
Area285.21 km2 (110.1 sq mi)[1]
Managing authoritiesParks Victoria
WebsiteBarmah National Park
See alsoProtected areas of Victoria

The Barmah National Park, formerly Barmah State Park, is a national park located in the Hume region of the Australian state of Victoria.[2] The park is located adjacent to the Murray River near the town of Barmah, approximately 225 kilometres (140 mi) north of Melbourne.[3] The park consists of river red gum floodplain forest, interspersed with treeless freshwater marshes.[4] The area is subject to seasonal flooding from natural and irrigation water flows.

The 60,000 hectares (150,000 acres) Barmah-Millewa Forest, consisting of the Barmah Forest (Victoria) and the Millewa group of forests (New South Wales), forms the largest river red gum forest in the world.[5] The Barmah Forest Ramsar site is an internationally recognised wetland, listed under the Ramsar Convention,[6] and a number of bird species that utilise the Barmah National Park are part of the Japan-Australia Migratory Bird Agreement (JAMBA) and the China-Australia Migratory Bird Agreement (CAMBA).[7][8] Note that the areas of the Barmah National Park and the Barmah Forest Ramsar site mostly overlap, but are not identical, Barmah National Park site includes the western part of Ulupna Island in the north east, but not the Murray River Park to the south east.[1] The Barmah Forest Ramsar site boundary does not include Ulupna Island, but does include the Murray River Park to the south east.[3] The overall area of the red gum forest on the Victorian side is colloquially defined as the Barmah Forest.

Barmah National Park is a popular camping, walking, fishing, boating and canoeing and swimming destination.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Parks Victoria (2014). "Barmah National Park Visitor Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Barmah National Park". Parks Victoria. Government of Victoria. Archived from the original on 3 March 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  3. ^ a b DEPI (2013), Barmah Forest Ramsar Site Boundary Description: Technical report (PDF), Department of Environment and Primary Industries Melbourne
  4. ^ Parks Victoria (2019), Strategic Action Plan: Protection of Floodplain Marshes in Barmah National Park and Barmah Forest Ramsar Site: Draft (PDF), State Government of Victoria
  5. ^ Dexter, B. D. (1978). "Silviculture of the river red gum forests of the central Murray floodplain". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. 90 (1): 175–192.
  6. ^ Australian Wetlands Database (1982). "Australian Wetlands Database - Barmah Forest".
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Chong was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Leslie was invoked but never defined (see the help page).