Type: | protected |
Chowilla Game Reserve | |
State: | sa |
Iucn Category: | vi |
Iucn Ref: | [1] |
Coordinates: | -33.9408°N 140.9114°W |
Nearest Town Or City: | Renmark |
Area: | 18.176 |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Established: | 4 April 1993 |
Managing Authorities: | Department for Environment and Water |
Url: | http://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 8km (05miles) 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.[1]
The Chowilla floodplain is also protected as part of the Riverland Ramsar site,[3] designated by the Ramsar Convention as a wetland of international importance.[4]