Bool Lagoon Game Reserve
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Bool Lagoon Game Reserve South Australia | |
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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)[1] | |
Nearest town or city | Naracoorte[2] |
Coordinates | 37°07′S 140°41′E / 37.117°S 140.683°E |
Established | 8 June 1967[3][4] |
Area | 31.03 km2 (12.0 sq mi)[5] |
Managing authorities | Department for Environment and Water |
Website | Bool Lagoon Game Reserve |
Footnotes | |
Official name | Bool and Hacks Lagoons |
Designated | 1 November 1985 |
Reference no. | 322[6] |
See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Bool Lagoon Game Reserve is a protected area located in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia, about 24 kilometres (15 miles) south of the town of Naracoorte.[2]
History
The game reserve began as land in sections 223 and 224 of the cadastral unit of the
In 1980, it was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate.[9]
In 1985, the area covered by both the game reserve and the
Ecology
While Bool Lagoon is officially a
Another ecological issue is that in the past, hunters used much lead shot. In recent times, even when the lagoon is opened for hunting, only steel shot may be used.
Hydrology
Mosquito Creek flows into Hacks Lagoon, and any overflow flows into Bool Lagoon. Mosquito Creek used to continue out of Hacks Lagoon to spread out on the plains near Naracoorte, but is now blocked and any excess water is directed through a drain from Bool Lagoon to the coast near
See also
References
- ^ a b "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Bool Lagoon Game Reserve and Hacks Lagoon Conservation Park Management and Ramsar Plan" (PDF). Department for Environment and Heritage. 2006. pp. iii, 1, 2, 5 & 9. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ a b Walsh, Frank (8 June 1967). "Fauna Conservation Act, 1964-1965: Hundred of Robertson—game Reserve Declared" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian government. p. 1746. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ a b Walsh, Frank (8 June 1967). "Crown Lands Act, 1929-1967: Hundred of Robertson—fauna Conservation Reserve Dedicated" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian government. p. 1746. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ "Protected Areas Information System Reserve List" (PDF). Government of South Australia. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Bool and Hacks Lagoons". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Shard, A.J. (17 February 1972). "Fauna Conservation Act, 1964-1965" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian government. p. 575. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ "No. 56 of 1972 (National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1972)". The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 660, 703 & 704. 27 April 1972. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ "Bool Lagoon Game Reserve, Naracoorte (sic), SA, Australia - listing on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate (Place ID 8006)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. 21 October 1980.
- ^ "Bool and Hacks Lagoons". Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention. Retrieved 12 March 2015.