Chowilla Game Reserve

For other uses, see Chowilla.

Chowilla Game Reserve
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
Chowilla Game Reserve
LocationSouth Australia
Nearest cityRenmark
Coordinates33°56′27″S 140°54′41″E / 33.94083°S 140.91139°E / -33.94083; 140.91139
Area18.176 km2 (7.018 sq mi)
Established4 April 1993
Governing bodyDepartment for Environment and Water
Websitehttp://www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/Find_a_Park/Browse_by_region/Murray_River/Chowilla_Game_Reserve_Regional_Reserve

Chowilla Game Reserve is a protected area covering the floodplain on the north side of the River Murray in South Australia from about 8 kilometres (5.0 miles) north-east of Renmark to the New South Wales border. It was proclaimed 8 April 1993 in conjunction with the Chowilla Regional Reserve, after a community consultation process which recommended that "hunting of waterfowl be a permitted activity in selected areas of the Chowilla floodplain". The game reserve is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area.

The Chowilla floodplain is also protected as part of the Riverland Ramsar site, designated by the Ramsar Convention as a wetland of international importance.

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