Coombabah Lake Conservation Park

The Coombabah Lake Conservation Park is a conservation park that is an Important Wetland in Australia, located in the Gold Coast region of South East Queensland, Australia. Part of the Coomera River catchment, Lake Coombabah is a tidal lake at the mouth of Coombabah Creek. The Coombabah wetlands are significant because they are the most southerly lake and coastal swampland representatives in the bioregion, and because the area provides significant wildlife value and refuge habitat. The conservation area includes tidal marshlands and mangroves along part of the lakes edge. The Melaleuca boardwalk allows viewing of the wildlife. The mangroves are home to frogs, crabs and fish that attract native and migratory birds. There are guided bushwalking and canoeing activities as part of community conservation and environmental workshops to promote local conservation.

Coombabah Lake Conservation Park
Queensland
IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)
Coombabah Lake Conservation Park
Nearest town or cityBrisbane
Coordinates27°54′34″S 153°21′7″E
Established1997 (1997)
Area1,959 ha (4,840 acres)
Managing authorities
  • Gold Coast City Council (tourism)
  • Queensland National Parks and Wildlife Service (national and marine parks)
  • Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (fish habitat areas and intertidal zones)
  • Department of Transport (marine infrastructure and passageways)
  • Department of Natural Resources and Mines waterways and leased land)
  • Environmental Protection Agency (sewerage treatment plant licenses, pollution issues, coastal plans, dredging licenses, and the Ramsar area)
WebsiteCoombabah Lake Conservation Park
See alsoProtected areas of Queensland
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.