Where is it?: The Goolwa Barrage is about 5.5km SE of Goolwa. Parking is available here or at the Beacon 19 car park.
Owner: Department for Environment and Water.
Property summary: Total area c. 170 hectares. Hundred of Nangkita – Part Allotment 1 (Deposited Plan 57239)
Landscape Management Region: Murraylands and Riverland
History: This area was added to the Coorong National Park on 23 August 2001.
Habitat: Most of the area east of the Goolwa Barrage is open salty water with a narrow strip of land along the edge of Sir Richard Peninsula with areas of Lignum (Duma florulenta), Beaded Samphire (Sarcocornia quinqueflora) and Coast Bonefruit (Threlkeldia diffusa).
More information: DEWNR
Total Species Recorded to Date: 112 (non-passerines 86, passerines 26)
Common Species: Black Swan, Grey Teal, Pacific Black Duck, Whiskered Tern, Eastern Great Egret, White-faced Heron, Common Greenshank, Whistling Kite
Less Common Species: Freckled Duck, Great Crested Grebe, Nankeen Night Heron, Straw-necked Ibis, Spotless Crake, Australian Reed Warbler
Updated: 24/07/2021