Serpentine National Park
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| Serpentine National Park | |
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IUCN Category II (National Park)
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 main section of Serpentine Falls, October 2007 |
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| Nearest city | Perth |
| Coordinates | 32°21′26″S 116°02′36″E / 32.35722°S 116.04333°ECoordinates: 32°21′26″S 116°02′36″E / 32.35722°S 116.04333°E |
| Area | 4,387 ha (10,840 acres)[1] |
| Established | 1957 |
| Governing body | Department of Environment and Conservation |
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Serpentine National Park is a national park in Western Australia (Australia), located on the Darling Scarp, approximately 50 km southeast of Perth.
The park's main feature, and most popular tourist destination, is Serpentine Falls, a series of waterfalls in the upper reaches of Serpentine River. Other attractions include Serpentine Dam and the smaller Pipehead Dam. The park overlaps the North Dandalup Important Bird Area.
The park was proclaimed as a National Park in 1957.[2]
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April 2006
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View of the falls pool from the south, showing levee, slipway and tourist infrastructure
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- ^ Department of Environment and Conservation 2009–2010 Annual Report. Department of Environment and Conservation. 2010. pp. 48. ISSN 1835-114X. http://www.dec.wa.gov.au/content/view/6139/2345/.
- ^ "Serpentine National Park". Department of Environment and Conservation. http://www.dec.wa.gov.au/park-finder/property/national-parks/serpentine-national-park.html. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
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