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.[2] 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.[3]
| Coombabah Lake Conservation Park Queensland | |
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  Coombabah Lake Conservation Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Brisbane |
| Coordinates | 27°54′34″S 153°21′7″E / 27.90944°S 153.35194°E |
| Established | 1997[1] |
| Area | 1,959 ha (4,840 acres)[2] |
| Managing authorities |
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| Website | Coombabah Lake Conservation Park |
| See also | Protected areas of Queensland |
Location and features
editSituated near the suburb of Coombabah, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the coast and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northwest of Southport, the lake borders the Ivan Gibbs Wetland Reserve, is classified as a Fish Habitat Area within the Moreton Bay Marine Park and serves as an important wildlife corridor between the Nerang State Forest and the coast.[3]
The lake is fed by Coombabah Creek which rises to the west in the Nerang Forest Reserve. The Ivan Gibbs Wetlands Reserve and Lakeside Country Club golf course are both located to the south of the lake. Houses in Helensvale have been built a short distance from the lake's western shore.
The Park safeguards close to 1200 hectares of wetland, eucalypt forest, mangrove habitat and salt marsh and acts as habitat for migratory birds. It has many endangered species of animals including grey-headed flying fox, koalas, powerful owl and various internationally protected migratory birds.[4]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Coombabah Lake Conservation Park". protectedplanet.net. 1997. Retrieved 27 June 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Lake Coombabah - QLD194". Directory of Important Wetlands in Australia - Information sheet. Department of the Environment, Australian Government. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ a b "Coombabah Lakes Conservation Area". Tourism: Parks. Gold Coast City Council. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ "Coombabah Lakelands Conservation Area". City of Gold Coast.
External links
edit- Gold Coast City Council Fishing Platform
- Pictures- National Library of Australia
- Estuary Assessment Framework for Non-Pristine Estuaries: Coombabah Lake
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