Editing Kwiambal National Park

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'''Kwiambal''' is a national park in New South Wales, Australia located about 30&nbsp;km from the town of [[Ashford, New South Wales|Ashford]]. The [[Severn River (New South Wales)|Severn River]] and [[Macintyre River]] both flow through and finally converge in the park below the MacIntyre falls. The park is studded with [[granite]] outcrops and also features the [[Ashford Caves]].<ref>[http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/parks.nsf/parkContent/N0156?OpenDocument&ParkKey=N0156&Type=Xo Kwiambal National Park] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930035626/http://nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/parks.nsf/ParkContent/N0156?OpenDocument&ParkKey=N0156&Type=Xo |date=30 September 2007 }}</ref>

This secluded nature reserve near [[Inverell]] offers cheap accommodation, great places for picnics, swimming, mountain biking, fishing and bird watching.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kwiambal National Park|url=https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/kwiambal-national-park|access-date=2021-10-19|publisher=NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service|language=en}}</ref>

== History ==
The park was gazetted on 10 May 2000 and described as "County Arrawatta, Parishes Ena, Limestone and Severn, about 1301 hectares".<ref>{{cite news |date=19 May 2000 |title=NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT 1974 |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article231995207 |accessdate=19 April 2024 |newspaper=Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales |location=New South Wales, Australia |page=4226 |via=National Library of Australia |issue=59}}</ref> A 2008 report on a vegetation survey by Dr John T. Hunter gives the area as 6,517 hectares.<ref>{{Citation |title=Kwiambal National Park Vegetation 2008 VIS_ID 4742 |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/251227995 |access-date=19 April 2024 |publisher=data.nsw.gov.au}}</ref>

==References==
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==See also==
* [[Protected areas of New South Wales]]

{{National Parks of New South Wales}}

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[[Category:National parks of New South Wales]]
[[Category:2000 establishments in Australia]]


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