Long Island Recreation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

occupying the full extent of Long Island in the

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immediately east of the city of Murray Bridge. The island forming the recreation park first received protected area status on 9 October 1958 as a recreation reserve proclaimed under ''Crown Lands Act 1929'' and to be managed by the

Corporate Town of Murray Bridge The Corporate Town of Murray Bridge was a local government area in South Australia from 1924 to 1977. It was established in February 1924, when the town of Murray Bridge was severed from the District Council of Mobilong, of which it had been th ...

. On 1 September 1966, it was proclaimed as a fauna sanctuary under the ''Fauna Conservation Act, 1964-1965''. On 8 July 1976, the recreation reserve was resumed under ''Crown Lands Act 1929'' and then proclaimed as the ''Long Island Recreation Park'' under the ''

National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 Protected areas of South Australia consists of protected areas located within South Australia and its immediate onshore waters and which are managed by South Australian Government agencies. As of March 2018, South Australia contains 359 sepa ...

''. As of 1980, it was reported as having "aesthetic and recreational value", as being a refuge for

waterfowl Anseriformes is an order of birds also known as waterfowl that comprises about 180 living species of birds in three families: Anhimidae (three species of screamers), Anseranatidae (the magpie goose), and Anatidae, the largest family, which i ...

and as supporting "a dense forest of introduced

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species with emergent '' Eucalyptus camaldulensis''". The recreation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area. In 1980, the recreation park was listed on the former Register of the National Estate.

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Long Island Recreation Park webpage on protected planetLong Island Reserve
{{DEFAULTSORT:Long Island Recreation Park Recreation Parks of South Australia Protected areas established in 1958 1958 establishments in Australia Murray River South Australian places listed on the defunct Register of the National Estate

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