The Culgoa Floodplain National Park is a

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national park that is located in the

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region of

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in eastern Australia. The national park is situated at the western extent of in the

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and in the east of in the Paroo Shire, approximately west of

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. The park occupies the former pastoral and grazing property of Byra Station. The park's southern boundary is defined by part of the state border between Queensland and

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Location and features

In the eastern tip of the park, the waters of the

Culgoa River The Culgoa River is a river that is part of the Darling catchment within the Murray–Darling basin and is located in South West Queensland. Course and features The river is a continuation of the western branch of the Balonne River in southe ...

may cause flooding. The west of the park lies within the catchment area of Nebine Creek. In some areas water from the

Great Artesian Basin The Great Artesian Basin (GAB), located in Australia, is the largest and deepest artesian basin in the world, stretching over , with measured water temperatures ranging from . The basin provides the only source of fresh water through much ...

naturally rises to the surface, forming muddy pools. The park is covered with diverse woodland vegetation. Stone tool scatters and cooking sites within the park are important reminders of the area's Aboriginal heritage. 150 species of bird have been identified in the park. Among others, there are ten

honeyeaters The honeyeaters are a large and diverse family, Meliphagidae, of small to medium-sized birds. The family includes the Australian chats, myzomelas, friarbirds, wattlebirds, miners and melidectes. They are most common in Australia and New Gui ...

, Australia's six species of

woodswallow Woodswallows are soft-plumaged, somber-coloured passerine birds in the genus ''Artamus''. The woodswallows are either treated as a subfamily, Artaminae, in an expanded family Artamidae (also including the subfamily Cracticinae), or as the only ge ...

and

parrots Parrots, also known as psittacines (), are birds of the roughly 398 species in 92 genera comprising the order Psittaciformes (), found mostly in tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three superfamilies: the Psittacoide ...

. Bushwalking, birdwatching and other wildlife observing are the park's main recreational activities. The Culgoa Floodplain National Park is only accessible by 4WD vehicles. Camping is permitted however there are no facilities provided. There are no marked walking tracks. The average elevation of the terrain is 142 meters.

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* National parks of Queensland Protected areas established in 1994 1994 establishments in Australia South West Queensland {{Queensland-national-park-stub

Location and features

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