Verran Tanks Conservation Park
Verran Tanks Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia, located on the Eyre Peninsula in the gazetted locality of Verran about 105 kilometres (65 mi) north of Port Lincoln and about 55 kilometres (34 mi) south-east of Lock.[5]:3[1]
| Verran Tanks Conservation Park Verran[1], South Australia | |
|---|---|
IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)[2] | |
  Verran Tanks Conservation Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Rudall[1] |
| Coordinates | 33°50′07″S 136°13′52″E[2] |
| Established | 28 July 1983[3] |
| Area | 1.19 km2 (0.5 sq mi)[4] |
| Visitation | No visitor access (in 2007)[5]:23 |
| Managing authorities | Department for Environment and Water |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
It was proclaimed on 28 July 1983 under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 to “conserve remnant vegetation” on land all in Section 71 of the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Verran and which was previously gazetted as a water reserve.[3][5]:3 The proclamation excluded “access under state mining legislation.”[5] Its name is derived from a water storage facility known as the “Verran Tank.”[1]
As of 2007, the Verran Tanks Conservation Park was reported as being “dominated by mallee and shrubland” and included the following plant associations and species of conservation concern. A “mallee community” dominated by Eucalyptus peninsularis considered to be “a state endangered ecosystem” was present in the conservation park. Four species which were described as being “state rare species” have also been recorded in the conservation park: six-nerve spine-bush (Acacia hexaneura), Levenhookia stipitata, the rasp daisy-bush (Olearia picridifolia) and the tawny leek-orchid (Prasophyllum constrictum).[5]:3, 11–15
As of 2007, there was no access for visitors into the interior of the conservation park, nor were there plans to create such access.[5]:23
The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area.[2]
See also
References
- "Search results for "Verran Tanks Conservation Park" with the following datasets selected – 'NPW and Conservation Properties', 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Hundreds', 'Roads' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australian. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- Keneally, Gavin (28 July 1983). "NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT, 1972-1981: SECTION .71, HUNDRED OF VERRAN: CONSTITUTION OF VERRAN TANKS CONSERVATION PARK" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 206. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 11 July 2016)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- South Australia. Department for Environment and Heritage (2007), Mallee parks of the central Eyre Peninsula: management plan (PDF), Dept. for Environment and Heritage, pp. 3, 11–15 and 23, ISBN 978-1-921238-81-9