Byfield National Park

Byfield National Park
Queensland
Nine Mile Beach, Byfield National Park
Byfield National Park is located in Queensland
Byfield National Park
Byfield National Park
Coordinates22°47′02″S 150°43′54″E / 22.78389°S 150.73167°E / -22.78389; 150.73167
Established1988
Area87 km2 (33.6 sq mi)
Managing authoritiesQueensland Parks and Wildlife Service
See alsoProtected areas of Queensland

Byfield National Park is a national park in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Geography

Byfield National Park map, 2018

The park is 70 km north-east of Rockhampton.[2] The parks encloses 12 km of coastline including four beaches.[3]

To the north of the national park is Shoalwater Bay and Byfield State Forest is located to the west of Byfield National Park.

The park contains a number of four-wheel drive tracks and camping areas.[4]

The average elevation of the terrain in the park is 48 metres.[5]

Climate

The park demarcates the southern boundary of a tropical savannah climate (Köppen: Aw), although the subtropics are almost a degree to the south.[6]

Flora and fauna

The park is home to Pandanus tectorius, a plant useful against coastal erosion and provides important habitat for many insects and animals. Rangers are fighting a destructive pest known as the pandanus planthopper in the park, using various means including the use of a native wasp called Aphanomerus pusillus.[7]

Waterpark Creek, a creek which flows through the park, contains a population of Rhadinocentrus ornatus, a small freshwater fish species.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Byfield National Park (entry 39396)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  2. ^ Byfield National Park and Conservation Park. Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  3. ^ Short, Andrew D. (2000). Beaches of the Queensland Coast, Cooktown to Coolangatta: A Guide to Their Nature, Characteristics, Surf and Safety. Sydney University Press. p. 236. ISBN 0958650411. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Byfield Miners Playgrounds". Queensland Weekender. 3 November 2012. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Byfield National Park topographic map, elevation, relief". topographic-map.com. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Interactive Australia / New Zealand Koppen-Geiger Climate Classification Map". www.plantmaps.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  7. ^ Stünzner, Inga (16 December 2020). "Byfield National Park becomes last line of defence against threat to pandanus". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  8. ^ Pusey, Brad; Mark Kennard; Angela Arthington (2004). Freshwater Fishes of North-Eastern Australia. Csiro Publishing. p. 199. ISBN 064309895X. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
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