| Narran Lake Nature Reserve New South Wales | |
|---|---|
 The wetlands are important for black-fronted dotterels | |
  Narran Lake Nature Reserve | |
| Nearest town or city | Brewarrina |
| Coordinates | 29°47′42″S 147°23′22″E / 29.79500°S 147.38944°E |
| Established | October 1988[2] |
| Area | 264.8 km2 (102.2 sq mi)[2] |
| Visitation | Closed to the public |
| Managing authorities | NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service |
| Website | Narran Lake Nature Reserve |
| See also | Protected areas of New South Wales |
The Narran Wetlands, also known as the Narran Lakes, contained within the Narran Lake Nature Reserve, comprise a series of protected ephemeral lakes and swamps fed by the Narran River in the north-west of New South Wales, Australia. The 26,480-hectare (65,400-acre) reserve is located approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Brewarrina.
An 8,447-hectare (20,870-acre) area contained within the reserve is protected under the Ramsar Convention as a wetland of international importance. It is internationally important because of its rarity and naturalness; its significance for waterbirds, supporting large colonial waterbird breeding events of ibis, spoonbills and cormorants; and its importance as a drought refuge for waterbirds.[3] The vegetation and the waterbird colonies are at risk from reduced flooding caused by upstream water abstraction for agriculture in Queensland.[4]
- ^ "Narran Lake". Protected Planet. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Narran Lake Nature Reserve: Park management". Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ "Narran Lake Nature Reserve Ramsar site". Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ "Narran Wetlands". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.