Gum Lagoon Conservation Park

Gum Lagoon Conservation Park
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
The conservation park has a "significant Malleefowl population".
Gum Lagoon Conservation Park
LocationSouth Australia
Nearest cityKeith
Coordinates36°16′04″S 140°04′24″E / 36.26778°S 140.07333°E / -36.26778; 140.07333
Area89.06 km2 (34.39 sq mi)
Established20 August 1970 (1970-08-20)
Governing bodyDepartment for Environment and Water

Gum Lagoon Conservation Park (formerly the Gum Lagoon National Park) is an 8765 ha protected area about 40 km south-west of Keith in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia. It lies about 20 km inland from the southern end of the Coorong. It contains an isolated block of mallee woodland important for malleefowl conservation.

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