Little Waterhouse Lake

Little Waterhouse Lake
Little Waterhouse Lagoon
Little Waterhouse Lake is located in Tasmania
Little Waterhouse Lake
Little Waterhouse Lake
LocationNorth-eastern Tasmania
Coordinates40°52′30″S 147°36′40″E / 40.87500°S 147.61111°E / -40.87500; 147.61111
TypeCoastal lagoon
Basin countriesAustralia
DesignationRamsar Convention (1982)
Surface area10 ha (25 acres)
Designated16 November 1982
Reference no.260[1]

Little Waterhouse Lake is a freshwater coastal lagoon in the Waterhouse Conservation Area of north-eastern Tasmania, Australia. In 1982 it was designated a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention.

Description

The 56-hectare (140-acre) Ramsar site encompasses Little Waterhouse Lake, its adjacent floodplain to the south, with the marshland extending 400 metres (1,300 ft) downstream of the lake. The 10-hectare (25-acre) lake lies near Bass Strait behind coastal dunes and receives its water from local catchment runoff. It has high floral diversity, with over 40 species of aquatic and semi-aquatic plants. The site also supports the threatened growling grass frog and Dwarf Galaxias.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Little Waterhouse Lake". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Little Waterhouse Lake". The Annotated Ramsar List: Australia. Ramsar Convention. 10 April 2013. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Little Waterhouse Lake Ramsar Site Ecological Character Description" (PDF). Lloyd Environmental Project No: LE0907b. NRM North. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2013.[permanent dead link‍]


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