Lake Urana Nature Reserve
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. 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.
| Lake Urana Nature Reserve New South Wales | |
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IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve) | |
Lake Urana Nature Reserve | |
| Nearest town or city | Urana |
| Coordinates | 35°16′30″S 146°9′11″E |
| Established | April 1996 |
| Area | 3.02 km2 (1.2 sq mi) |
| 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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Lake Urana Lake Urana | |
| Location | Riverina, New South Wales |
| Coordinates | 35°17′S 146°11′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) |
| Settlements | Urana |
| References | |
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