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Lake Hawdon System Important Bird Area

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40: 70: 331: 47: 131:– shallow, semi-permanent, brackish lake which is divided into a northern basin measuring six by six kilometres (3.7 by 3.7 mi) and a southern basin measuring nine by four point five kilometres (5.6 by 2.8 mi) with a maximum water depth of about one metre (3.3 ft); 117:. It includes the following lakes listed in order from north to south - Hawdon, Robe, Eliza, St Clair and George, and the area extending for a distance of one kilometre (0.62 mi) inland from each in order to include habitat used by 152:– about thirteen by eight kilometres (8.1 by 5.0 mi) with maximum depth of 3.5 metres (11 feet); naturally hypersaline but functions as an estuary with an outlet to the sea. 292: 375: 39: 394: 60: 404: 368: 361: 242: 214: 230: 28: 218: 226: 114: 90: 399: 81:
comprises an area of 374 square kilometres (144 square miles) covering a series of five coastal lakes in the
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as an IBA because it regularly supports over 1% of the world populations of
89:. They are the most important of a string of regional lakes occupying 209:
While the IBA has no statutory status, it does overlap the following
193:. The adjacent beaches and offshore islets, from Cowrtie Island to 134:
Lake Robe – 406 hectares (1,000 acres) much smaller than Lake Hawdon
68: 146:– 189 hectares (470 acres) similar to Lake Eliza but more saline 94: 349: 181:. It also provides habitat for orange-bellied parrots, 272:"Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lake Hawdon System" 73:The IBA is an important site for red-necked stints 46: 369: 8: 376: 362: 395:Important Bird Areas of South Australia 254: 79:Lake Hawdon System Important Bird Area 266: 264: 262: 260: 258: 161:The wetland system was identified by 7: 327: 325: 124:. Characteristics of the lakes are: 25: 157:Criteria for nomination as an IBA 329: 243:List of birds of South Australia 109:(IBA) lies between the towns of 45: 38: 405:South Australia geography stubs 227:Lake St Clair Conservation Park 18:Lake St Clair (South Australia) 274:. BirdLife International. 2017 93:between modern and historical 1: 197:, sometimes support breeding 348:. You can help Knowledge by 231:Little Dip Conservation Park 219:Beachport Conservation Park 215:South Australian government 64:Location in South Australia 421: 324: 205:Associated protected areas 26: 171:sharp-tailed sandpipers 53:Lake Hawdon System IBA 308:37.27611°S 139.92639°E 223:Lake Robe Game Reserve 163:BirdLife International 122:orange-bellied parrots 74: 183:Australasian bitterns 175:double-banded plovers 119:critically endangered 72: 313:-37.27611; 139.92639 61:class=notpageimage| 27:For other uses, see 304: /  191:striated fieldwrens 187:rufous bristlebirds 107:Important Bird Area 75: 357: 356: 16:(Redirected from 412: 378: 371: 364: 333: 326: 319: 318: 316: 315: 314: 309: 305: 302: 301: 300: 297: 284: 283: 281: 279: 268: 213:declared by the 167:red-necked stint 49: 48: 42: 21: 420: 419: 415: 414: 413: 411: 410: 409: 400:Limestone Coast 385: 384: 383: 382: 339:South Australia 322: 312: 310: 306: 303: 298: 295: 293: 291: 290: 288: 287: 277: 275: 270: 269: 256: 251: 239: 211:protected areas 207: 169:, and often of 159: 103: 91:swale corridors 87:South Australia 83:Limestone Coast 67: 66: 65: 63: 57: 56: 55: 54: 50: 32: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 418: 416: 408: 407: 402: 397: 387: 386: 381: 380: 373: 366: 358: 355: 354: 334: 286: 285: 253: 252: 250: 247: 246: 245: 238: 235: 206: 203: 158: 155: 154: 153: 147: 141: 135: 132: 102: 99: 59: 58: 52: 51: 44: 43: 37: 36: 35: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 417: 406: 403: 401: 398: 396: 393: 392: 390: 379: 374: 372: 367: 365: 360: 359: 353: 351: 347: 344:article is a 343: 340: 335: 332: 328: 323: 320: 317: 273: 267: 265: 263: 261: 259: 255: 248: 244: 241: 240: 236: 234: 232: 228: 224: 220: 216: 212: 204: 202: 200: 196: 192: 188: 184: 180: 179:banded stilts 176: 172: 168: 164: 156: 151: 148: 145: 144:Lake St Clair 142: 139: 136: 133: 130: 127: 126: 125: 123: 120: 116: 112: 108: 100: 98: 96: 92: 88: 84: 80: 71: 62: 41: 34: 30: 19: 350:expanding it 336: 321: 289: 276:. Retrieved 208: 195:Baudin Rocks 160: 149: 143: 137: 128: 104: 78: 76: 33: 311: / 299:139°55′35″E 278:15 December 199:fairy terns 150:Lake George 129:Lake Hawdon 101:Description 29:Lake Hawdon 389:Categories 296:37°16′34″S 249:References 138:Lake Eliza 95:sand dunes 342:geography 115:Beachport 237:See also 337:This 346:stub 280:2017 229:and 189:and 177:and 113:and 111:Robe 105:The 77:The 85:of 391:: 257:^ 233:. 225:, 221:, 217:: 201:. 185:, 173:, 97:. 377:e 370:t 363:v 352:. 282:. 31:. 20:)

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Lake St Clair (South Australia)
Lake Hawdon
Lake Hawdon System IBA is located in South Australia
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Limestone Coast
South Australia
swale corridors
sand dunes
Important Bird Area
Robe
Beachport
critically endangered
orange-bellied parrots
BirdLife International
red-necked stint
sharp-tailed sandpipers
double-banded plovers
banded stilts
Australasian bitterns
rufous bristlebirds
striated fieldwrens
Baudin Rocks
fairy terns
protected areas
South Australian government
Beachport Conservation Park
Lake Robe Game Reserve
Lake St Clair Conservation Park
Little Dip Conservation Park

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