Moore River National Park is a national park in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, 95 km north of Perth. The Moore River runs through the park on its way to the Indian Ocean where the township of Guilderton is situated.
| Moore River National Park Western Australia | |
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  Moore River National Park | |
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| Nearest town or city | Regans Ford |
| Coordinates | 31°05′12″S 115°38′47″E / 31.08667°S 115.64639°E |
| Established | 1969[1] |
| Area | 172.54 km2 (66.6 sq mi)[2] |
| Managing authorities | Department of Parks and Wildlife |
| Website | Moore River National Park |
| See also | List of protected areas of Western Australia |
The park is situated west of the Brand Highway near Regans Ford and consists of mainly banksia heathland. There are no facilities in the park.
There is also an eponymous locality of the Shire of Gingin, but the boundaries of the national park and the locality are not identical.[3][4][5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "History of Conservation of the South West of Western Australia" (PDF). 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
- ^ "Department of Environment and Conservation 2009–2010 Annual Report". Annual Report. Department of Environment and Conservation: 48. 2010. ISSN 1835-114X. Archived from the original on 11 January 2011.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ "Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ "Australian Protected Areas Dashboard". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
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