Lake Bindegolly National Park

Lake Bindegolly National Park is a protected area in south-west Queensland that conserves a group of ephemeral and semi-permanent lakes and the surrounding dryland habitats. The wetlands are seasonally filled and are focal points for waterbird populations in a largely arid landscape.

Visitors come primarily for birdwatching and to see the saline and freshwater lake systems and their associated shorelines when water is present. The lakes support breeding and feeding by waterbirds following rains and are monitored for conservation values.

The park was declared to protect these inland wetland ecosystems and to conserve wildlife that depends on episodic flooding. Land use in the surrounding region is predominantly grazing and pastoral activities.

The park lies in remote south-western Queensland, within the Lake Eyre Basin drainage region; access is by regional roads and the area is characterised by flat to low-relief terrain surrounding the lake basins.

• Wetland importance: The park protects a chain of saline and freshwater lakes that are regionally important for breeding and staging waterbirds in arid southwestern Queensland.

What to See #

• Lake Bindegolly and associated wetlands: A series of ephemeral and semi-permanent lakes including the namesake lake that form the core wetland features of the park and attract waterbirds during wet periods.