__NOTOC__ Calpatanna Waterhole Conservation Park is a

protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...

in the Australian state of

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located on the

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in the gazetted localities of Calca, Mortana and Yanerbie about south-east of the town centre in

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. The conservation park was proclaimed on 14 February 1974 under the state’s ''

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'' in respect to land in sections 121, 122, 128, 129, 144, 179, 180 and 189 in the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Wrenfordsley. Land in sections 248 and 249 was added on 16 July 1985. Its name is derived from the Calpatanna Waterhole which is located within its boundaries. As of July 2016, the conservation park covered an area of . In 1980, the conservation park was described as follows:

Calpatanna Waterhole is a moderately large park preserving semi-arid scrub representative of the west coast region of South Australia. The park contains seasonal saline lagoons which enhance the diversity of the flora and fauna represented… The dominant feature of the park is an extensive area of saline lagoons, which fill with the winter rains. Found in association with these areas, ''
Melaleuca halmaturorum ''Melaleuca halmaturorum'', commonly known as South Australian swamp paperbark, kangaroo honey-myrtle or salt paper-bark is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria. It is often a ...
'' tall shrubland forms a major vegetation type in the park. The principal vegetation association however is a mallee scrub of ''Eucalyptus diversifolia'' in association with ''E. socialis'', ''E. gracilis'', ''M. lanceolata'' and ''Exocarpus'' sp… Though it has had some grazing history the park is in good condition and generally representative of the vegetation of the region.

The conservation park is classified as an

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Category IA protected area. In 1980, it was listed on the now-defunct

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External links

Official webpageEntry for Calpatanna Waterhole Conservation Park on the Protected Planet websiteCalpatanna Waterhole Conservation Park webpage on the BirdsSA webpage
{{Protected areas of South Australia, state=collapsed Conservation parks of South Australia Protected areas established in 1974 1974 establishments in Australia Eyre Peninsula South Australian places listed on the defunct Register of the National Estate

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