Nene Valley Conservation Park | |
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Location | South Australia |
Nearest city | Port MacDonnell. [2] |
Coordinates | 37°58′34″S140°30′49″E / 37.9760834099999°S 140.513624569°E [1] |
Area | 3.92 km2 (1.51 sq mi) [3] |
Established | 14 December 1972 [4] |
Governing body | Department for Environment and Water |
Nene Valley Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the localities of Blackfellows Caves and Nene Valley in the state's south-east about 35 kilometres (22 miles) south west of the municipal seat of Mount Gambier and about 18 kilometres (11 miles) west north west of Port MacDonnell. [2] [5]
The conservation park was proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 on 14 December 1972. [4] In 1980, the following state of significance was published:
Nene Valley Conservation Park preserves an area of vegetation typical of sandy coasts in the south-east of South Australia. This vegetation complex has suffered through the effects of clearing and grazing throughout much of its former range. [6]
The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area. [1]