Editing Murray River National Park

{{distinguish|text=[[Murray Valley National Park]] in New South Wales or [[Murray-Sunset National Park]] in Victoria}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=September 2014}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type                   = protected
| name                   = Murray River National Park
| state                  = sa
| iucn_category          = VI
| iucn_ref      = <ref name=CAPAD2020SASum>{{cite web|title= Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab ) |url= https://www.awe.gov.au/sites/default/files/env/pages/2691c80f-5001-49cc-97d1-9998a5530918/files/capad2020-terrestrial-sa.xlsx|work=CAPAD 2020|publisher=Australian Government, [[Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment]] |access-date=19 March 2022 |date=2020}} (Access from [https://www.awe.gov.au/agriculture-land/land/nrs/science/capad/2020 this web page].</ref>

| image                  = Murray River, Murray River National Park.jpg
| caption                = Murray River, Murray River National Park, March 2010
| image_alt              = 
| coordinates            = {{coord|34|23|13|S|140|32|23|E|scale:1000000|display=inline,title}}
| relief                 = yes
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
| map_alt                = 
| nearest_town_or_city   = [[Berri, South Australia|Berri]]
| area                   = 135.92
| area_footnotes         = <ref name=ReserveList>{{cite web|title=Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 25 November 2014)|url=http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/b88e6e26-4bd9-4c68-8fff-9e800114eb69/park-management-protected-areas-gen.pdf|publisher=Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources|access-date=8 January 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308020401/http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/b88e6e26-4bd9-4c68-8fff-9e800114eb69/park-management-protected-areas-gen.pdf| archive-date=8 March 2016}}</ref>
| established            = {{start date|1991|06|20|df=y}}
| established_footnotes  =  <ref name="SAGG-1991">{{cite web |last1=Blevins |first1=F.T. |title=NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT 1972 SECTIONS 28 (2) AND 43 (2): MURRAY RIVER NATIONAL PARK ALTERATION OF BOUNDARIES |url=http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/sa_gazette/1991/72/1920.pdf |website=The South Australian Government Gazette |publisher=Government of South Australia |access-date=8 September 2019 |page=1920 |date=20 June 1991}}</ref><ref name="SAGG-1991a">{{cite web |last1=Blevins |first1=F.T. |title=NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT 1972 PART III: RECONSTITUTION OF CERTAIN RESERVES AS NATIONAL PARKS  |url=http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/sa_gazette/1991/72/1920.pdf |website=The South Australian Government Gazette |publisher=Government of South Australia |access-date=8 September 2019 |page=1920 |date=20 June 1991}}</ref>
| visitation_num         = 
| visitation_year        = 
| visitation_footnotes   = 
| managing_authorities   = [[Department for Environment and Water (South Australia)|Department for Environment and Water]] 
| url                    = https://www.parks.sa.gov.au/parks/murray-river-national-park
}}
'''Murray River National Park''' is a [[protected area]]  in [[South Australia]] located between {{convert|180|km}} and {{convert|240|km|abbr=on}} north east of the [[Adelaide city centre]], lying along the [[Murray River]]. The [[national park]] is classified as an [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] [[IUCN protected area categories#Category VI – Protected Area with sustainable use of natural resources|Category VI protected area]].<ref name=CAPAD2020SASum/> {{as of|2022}} the national park comprises more than {{cvt|14,879|ha}}, and includes a vast network of Murray River [[wetlands]] and [[floodplain]]s.<ref name=about>{{cite web | title=Murray River National Park | website=[[National Parks and Wildlife Service South Australia]] | date=15 November 2021 | url=https://www.parks.sa.gov.au/parks/murray-river-national-park | access-date=19 March 2022}} [[File:CC-BY icon.svg|50px]] Text may have been copied from this source, which is available under a [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/ Attribution 3.0 Australia (CC BY 3.0 AU)] licence.</ref>

The national park was proclaimed on 20 June 1991 under the ''[[National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972]]'',<ref name=manplan1994>{{cite web|title= Murray River National Park Management Plan (including Rilli Island, Media Island and Kapunda Island Conservation Park)|url= http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/7589f3c0-69c8-4dd5-a0ed-9e4f00b1cf45/PARKS_PDFS_MURRAY_RIVER_NP_MP.pdf|publisher= Department for Environment and Natural Resources |access-date=16 January 2015|date= 1994|pages =vi-vii| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403111949/http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/7589f3c0-69c8-4dd5-a0ed-9e4f00b1cf45/PARKS_PDFS_MURRAY_RIVER_NP_MP.pdf| archive-date=3 April 2019}}</ref> "to conserve a significant proportion of South Australia’s floodplain environments which are not represented widely in other reserve systems".<ref name=manamend2010>{{cite web|title= Murray River National Park (Including Rilli Island, Media Island and Kapunda Island) Management Plan Amendment 2010|url= http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/5248692b-f15c-4392-8bf7-9e4f00b1710c/murray-river-np-mp-amendment.pdf|publisher= Department for Environment and Natural Resources |access-date=16 January 2015|date= 2010|pages =1| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414205126/http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/5248692b-f15c-4392-8bf7-9e4f00b1710c/murray-river-np-mp-amendment.pdf| archive-date=14 April 2016}}</ref>

The national park originally consisted of the first three sections listed below,<ref name=manplan1994/> with the following three in existence (six in total) {{as of|lc=yes|2022}}. All of the sections adjoin the Murray River, extending from near [[Loxton, South Australia|Loxton]] in the south west to near [[Renmark, South Australia|Renmark]] in the north-east.<ref>{{cite map| url=https://cdn.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/docs/murray-river-national-park/murray-river-national-park-map.pdf?v=1610572456| title= Murray River National Park| publisher= [[Government of South Australia]], [[National Parks and Wildlife Service South Australia]]| date=2020}}</ref><ref name=about/>
* Katarapko ({{cvt|9,500|ha}}), on the north side of the river between Loxton in the south and [[Berri, South Australia|Berri]] in the north
* Lyrup Flats ({{cvt|2,000|ha}}), on the north side of the river midway between Berri and Loxton
* Bulyong, or Bulyong Island, on the west side of the river upstream from Renmark, accessible only by boat
* Paringa Paddock ({{cvt|1,161|ha}}), including Goat Island, between Renmark and [[Paringa, South Australia|Paringa]]
* Gurra Gurra ({{cvt|520.8|ha}}), just across the river south of Berri, directly opposite Katarapko
* Kingston-on-Murray ({{cvt|931|ha}}), next to the township of [[Kingston-on-Murray, South Australia| Kingston-on-Murray]]

Katarapko section includes the Ngak Indau Wetland trail, with a [[bird hide]];and the Rilli Island, Media Island, and Kapunda Island Conservation Parks are also part of Katarapko.<ref name=about/>

The protected areas provide for a number recreational activities such as walking, bike riding, [[canoe]]ing, [[bird-watching]] and bush camping. There are parking facilities, designated camping areas with some toilets, walking trails, and a self-guided drive trail.<ref name=about/>

In 2021, a group of people in the [[Riverland]] region started a campaign to rename [[List_of_islands_within_the_Murray_River_in South Australia#Morgan to the border|Goat Island]] to Ruby Hunter Island to honour the legacy of singer-songwriter [[Ruby Hunter]]. As Goat Island is part of the Murray River National Park, the [[Department for Environment and Water (South Australia)|Department for Environment and Water]] has the final say.<ref name=goat>{{cite web | last=Bradbrook | first=Sam | title=Push to rename Murray River island after iconic Aboriginal musician Ruby Hunter  | website=ABC News| publisher= [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] | date=18 March 2022 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-18/ruby-hunter-island/100920168 | access-date=19 March 2022}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Katarapko Game Reserve]], historical game reserve on Katarapko Island
* [[List of islands within the Murray River in South Australia]]
* [[Protected areas of South Australia]]
* [[Riverland Biosphere Reserve]]
* [[Riverland Mallee Important Bird Area]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/Find_a_Park/Browse_by_region/Murray_River/Murray_River_National_Park Murray River National Park official site]
*[http://www.protectedplanet.net/murray-river-national-park Murray River National Park webpage on protected planet]
{{Protected areas of South Australia|state=collapsed}}


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