Tongo Lake | |
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Location | New South Wales, Australia |
Coordinates | 30°33′23″S143°52′38″E / 30.55639°S 143.87722°E Coordinates: 30°33′23″S143°52′38″E / 30.55639°S 143.87722°E |
Type | lake |
Tongo Lake is a fresh water lake on the Paroo River, north of Wilcannia, New South Wales, in the far west of the state.
The lake is between Paroo-Darling National Park and Nocoleche Nature Reserve This area has a Köppen climate classification of BSh (Hot semi-desert) [1] and is considered to be desert. This stretch of the Paroo River valley represents an oasis in the otherwise arid and featureless landscape of the northwest New South Wales.
The area has been declared an important Ramsar Site. [2]
The Paroo-Darling National Park is a protected national park that is located in the Far West region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The 178,053-hectare (439,980-acre) national park spans two distinct regions in the outback area. This region covers the arid catchments of the Paroo River and the Paroo-Darling confluence to the south.
The Paroo Floodplain and Currawinya Important Bird Area is a 7,874 km2 (3,040 sq mi) site comprising the floodplain and the associated wetlands of the Paroo River in north-western New South Wales and south-western Queensland, Australia. It includes extensive areas of the Paroo-Darling and Currawinya National Parks, both of which are listed under the Ramsar Convention as wetland sites of international importance, as well as of the Nocoleche Nature Reserve.
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