Murray-Valley-Nationalpark

The Murray Valley National Park is a national park in the south of the Australian state of New South Wales, about 35 kilometers south of Deniliquin.

The park in the Riverina region consists of different, not completely related prior state forests on the northern banks of the Murray River. It was created in July 2010 from the merger of Barooga State Forest, the Boomanoomana State Forest, the Curowa State Forest, the Cottadidda State Forest, the Native Dog State Forest, the Niemur State Forest, the Noorong State Forest, the Tholobin State Forest, the Thornley State Forest, the Tuppal State Fores, the Wetuppa State Forest, the Whymoul State Forest and the Woperana State Forest. There were also parts of Iceland Gulpa State Forest, the Millewa State Forest and Moira State Forest. South of the river joins Victoria in the Barmah National Park.

The National Park, about 150 kilometers along the river stretches, has a total area of ​​41 601 hectares and is managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service. The forests consist mainly of River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis ). Parts of the park are Ramsar protected areas.

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