Sleaford Mere Conservation Park, formerly the Sleaford Mere National Park, is a protected area in the Australian state of

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

located in the locality of

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on the

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at the south eastern tip of

Eyre Peninsula The Eyre Peninsula is a triangular peninsula in South Australia. It is bounded by the Spencer Gulf on the east, the Great Australian Bight on the west, and the Gawler Ranges to the north. Originally called Eyre’s Peninsula, it was named af ...

about south west of

Port Lincoln Port Lincoln is a town on the Lower Eyre Peninsula in the Australian state of South Australia. It is situated on the shore of Boston Bay, which opens eastward into Spencer Gulf. It is the largest city in the West Coast region, and is located a ...

. The conservation park consists of Sleaford Mere, a permanent saline lake, and a quantity of adjoining land in section 36 of the cadastral unit of the

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. It shares boundaries with the Lincoln National Park on its north and east sides along with a parcel of land to its immediate west. The land under protection was originally established as the ''Sleaford Mere National Park'' on 20 November 1969 under the ''National Parks Act 1966''. On 27 April 1972, the national park was reconstituted as the ''Sleaford Mere Conservation Park'' under the ''

National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 Protected areas of South Australia consists of protected areas located within South Australia and its immediate onshore waters and which are managed by South Australian Government agencies. As of March 2018, South Australia contains 359 sepa ...

''. As of 2018, it covered an area of . The following statement of significance was published in 1980:

Sleaford Mere Conservation Park preserves a picturesque saline lake, which provides feeding habitat for a number of waterbird species, including chestnut teal which are known to breed in the park. Marine fish, including a large, land-locked population of skates are found in the Lake.

The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area. In 1980, it was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate.

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Sleaford Mere Conservation Park webpage on protected planet
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sleaford Mere Conservation Park Conservation parks of South Australia Protected areas established in 1969 1969 establishments in Australia Eyre Peninsula South Australian places listed on the defunct Register of the National Estate

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