Orielton Lagoon

Orielton Lagoon is a shallow Lagoon located west of Sorell in Tasmania, Australia.

Description

The lagoon is 1.3 metres deep (on average), and is approximately 2.65 square kilometres in area, separated from Pitt Water by the Sorell Causeway.^[1] It is a Ramsar^[2] Wetland, providing habitat for migratory shorebirds and regionally significant flora and fauna.^[3] The lagoon is part of the South Arm Important Bird Area (IBA), identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for the conservation of Pied Oystercatchers and of the migratory waders, or shorebirds, of the East Asian – Australasian Flyway.^[4]

References

1. ^ "Orielton Lagoon: Changes in the benthic macroinvertebrate community between 1999 and 2005". University of Tasmania. 2006. http://eprints.utas.edu.au/435/. Retrieved 2007-07-31. 
2. ^ "Mosaic Map: NRM funded projects". Australian government. 2005. http://www.nrm.gov.au/projects/tas/stht/2006-10.html. Retrieved 2007-07-31. 
3. ^ "Tasmanian Coasts and Clean Seas Projects for 2000-2001". Tasmanian Government. 2001. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. http://web.archive.org/web/20070929134558/http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/env/2001/pubs/mr18feb01att.pdf. Retrieved 2007-07-31. 
4. ^ "IBA: South Arm". Birdata. Birds Australia. http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm. Retrieved 2011-10-11. 

Coordinates: 42°47′23″S 147°32′29″E / 42.7896°S 147.5413°E / -42.7896; 147.5413