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Protected area in New South Wales, Australia
The
Murrumbidgee Valley National Park
is a
protected
national park
that is located in the
Riverina
region of
New South Wales
, in eastern
Australia
. The 47,703-hectare (117,880-acre) national park is located approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of
Hay
, and approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west of
Narrandera
. The park protects part of what is now the largest continuous tract of
river red gum
forest in the world.
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The Murrumbidgee Valley River Park, when combined with the Murrumbidgee Valley Nature Reserve, comprise a number of separate precincts spread over 250 kilometres (160 mi) along the valley of the
Murrumbidgee River
, mostly between
Collingullie
that is 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of
Wagga Wagga
, and Hay. The parks fall within the Riverina
bioregion
.
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The precincts that make up the Murrumbidgee Valley River Parks are generally quite small and narrow and collectively span a large section of river frontage. They consist of a number of former state forests.
Wetlands, river red gum forests, woodlands and grasslands, all of which are found in the Murrumbidgee Valley River Parks, are widely acknowledged as among the most threatened ecosystems in Australia. The inclusion of forested wetlands in the national park system is significant given they occur only in riverine corridors and floodplains on rich alluvial soils prized for their timber and an agricultural production. The river red gum forests are an important component of the broader Murrumbidgee floodplain ecosystem. They contribute valuable
ecosystem services
, including
carbon sequestration
, in the otherwise heavily cleared bioregion. The Murrumbidgee River is highly modified due to irrigation in the region which has altered natural flooding regimes. Land use surrounding the reserves includes dry land and irrigated cropping, grazing of natural and improved pastures, and private forestry harvesting.
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