- Mooloolah River National Park
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Mooloolah River National Park IUCN Category II (National Park)Coordinates 26°43′18″S 153°04′51″E / 26.72167°S 153.08083°ECoordinates: 26°43′18″S 153°04′51″E / 26.72167°S 153.08083°E Area 6.69 km2 (2.58 sq mi) Established 1960 Managing authorities Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service Official site Mooloolah River National Park Mooloolah River is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 84 km north of Brisbane. It contains important wallum heathland.
Mooloolah River National Park is mostly made up of two different zones, these include alluvial flats and low undulation flats (mostly found in floodplains) along a section of the lower Mooloolah River. A small population of the endangered Emu Mountain Sheoak is located in the park.[1]
The national park has no facilities including walking tracks. A management plan for the park was published in November 1999.[2]
It is bisected by the Sunshine Motorway.
See also
References
- ^ "Allocasuarina emuina — Emu Mountain Sheoak". Species Profile and Threats Database. Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=21926. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
- ^ "Mooloolah River National Park management plan". Department of Environment and Resource Management. http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/services_resources/item_details.php?item_id=200860. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
Categories:- IUCN Category II
- National Parks on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- National parks of Queensland
- Protected areas established in 1960
- Queensland protected area stubs
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