Thundelarra
Thundelarra is a pastoral lease in Western Australia, located near Yalgoo in the Murchison region.[1]
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[edit] Description
It was a traditional sheep station until having the lease transferred to a nature conservation estate in 2006.[2] Recognised as an important parcel of land as it links the western and eastern end of other conservation estates that were also once pastoral leases which wre purchased since 1995. The area lies in the Yalgoo IBRA region and is characterised by open mulga woodlands and sandy scrubland. The area is rich in ephemerals and is noted for its rich wildlower displays in spring.[3]
[edit] Lignum Swamp
The station also contains the 13,500 ha Thundelarra Lignum Swamp. The wetland is a shrub dominated fresh water marsh with a sandy-clay bed. It lies in a sump that is slightly undulating interspersed with low rocky hills. The wetland receives water from a creek system that originated in a range situated about 25 km away. Filling every five to ten years the wetland reaches a depth of about 1.5m and is regarded as an important habitat and breeding ground for water birds.[4]
[edit] Fiction
The Quidditch team the Thundelarra Thunders has been associated with the name.
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ Palmer, Alex. Palmer, Alex. Yalgoo, p. 161-164
- ^ "Annual Pastoral Land Condition Report 2006/2007". 2011-05-14. http://lands.rdl.wa.gov.au/mediaFiles/WA_Pastoral_Land_Condition_Report_2006-07.pdf.
- ^ "Landscope Expeditions Programs 2006". 2011-05-14. http://www.dec.wa.gov.au/index2.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_view&gid=2055&Itemid=7.
- ^ "Australian Heritage database - Thundelarra Lignum swamp". 2011-05-15. http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl?mode=place_detail;place_id=100073.
[edit] References
- Palmer, Alex.(1985) Yalgoo Fremantle, W.A : Lap Industries ISBN 0959058400
Coordinates: 28°53′31″S 117°07′50″E / 28.89194°S 117.13056°E
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