Orielton Lagoon

Dystrophic lagoon in South east Tasmania, Australia

Orielton Lagoon

Part of a flock of bar-tailed godwit at Orielton Lagoon

Orielton Lagoon

Location in Tasmania

Location| South east Tasmania, Australia
Coordinates| 42°47′24″S 147°31′48″E﻿ / ﻿42.79000°S 147.53000°E﻿ / -42.79000; 147.53000
Type| Dystrophic lagoon
Basin countries| Australia
Designation|

* Ramsar site
* Pitt Water Nature Reserve

Surface area| 265 hectares (650 acres)[1]
Average depth| 1.3 metres (4 ft 3 in)

Ramsar Wetland

Official name| Pittwater-Orielton Lagoon
Designated| 16 November 1982
Reference no.| 254[2]

The Orielton Lagoon is a shallow dystrophic lagoon located west of Sorell in south east Tasmania, Australia.

## Description[edit]

The lagoon is 265 hectares (650 acres; 1.02 sq mi) in area and averages 1.3 metres (4 ft 3 in) in depth, separated from Pitt Water by the Sorell Causeway.[3] It is a Ramsar[4] Wetland, providing habitat for migratory shorebirds and regionally significant flora and fauna.[5] The lagoon is part of the South Arm Important Bird Area (IBA), identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for the conservation of pied oystercatchers and of the migratory waders, or shorebirds, of the East Asian – Australasian Flyway.[6]

## See also[edit]

* Australia portal
* Water portal
* Environment portal

* List of Ramsar sites in Australia
* List of reservoirs and dams in Tasmania
* List of lakes in Tasmania

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Australia's Ramsar Sites" (PDF). Department of the Environment. Australian Government. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
2. ^ "Pittwater-Orielton Lagoon". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
3. ^ Davies, P. E.; Cook, L. S. J.; Sloane, T. (2006). "Orielton Lagoon: Changes in the benthic macroinvertebrate community between 1999 and 2005". University of Tasmania. Retrieved 31 July 2007.
4. ^ "Mosaic Map: NRM funded projects". Australian government. 2005. Retrieved 31 July 2007.
5. ^ "Tasmanian Coasts and Clean Seas Projects for 2000-2001" (PDF). Tasmanian Government. 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2007.
6. ^ "IBA: South Arm". Birdata. Birds Australia. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.

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* Ginini Flats

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Northern Territory|

* Cobourg Peninsula
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* Bowling Green Bay
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South Australia|

* Banrock Station Wetland Complex
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Tasmania|

* Apsley Marshes
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* Jocks Lagoon
* Lavinia
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* Logan Lagoon
* Lower Ringarooma River
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* Barmah Forest
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* Lake Albacutya
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Western Australia|

* Becher Point Wetlands
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External territories|

* Ashmore Reef
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Lakes and other bodies of water in Tasmania, Australia

Coastal lagoons
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* Bronte
* Dulverton
* Jocks
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* Little Waterhouse

Freshwater|

* Beatrice
* Dora
* Edgar
* Flannigan
* Great
* Meston
* Pedder (originally natural; since flooded)
* St Clair

Glacial|

* Dove
* Selina
* Westwood

Salt|

* Fidler (Meromictic)

Man-made reservoirs|

* Burbury
* Gordon
* Mackenzie
* Mackintosh
* Margaret
* Murchison
* Pedder (originally natural; since flooded)
* Pieman
* Rosebery

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Settlements|

* Bicheno
* Binalong Bay
* Coles Bay
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* St Helens
* St Marys
* Swansea
* Triabunna

Governance
former|

* Lyons (federal)
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* McIntyre (state, legislative council)
* Prosser (state, legislative council)
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* Glamorgan–Spring Bay Council
* Sorell Council

Mountains|

* The Hazards

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Protected areas,
parks and reserves|

* Freycinet National Park‎
* Maria Island National Park
* Mount William National Park

* Friendly Beaches Reserve

Harbours, bays, inlets and estuaries|

* Bay of Fires
* Great Oyster Bay
* Honeymoon Bay
* Marion Bay

Landmarks|

| Natural|

* Forestier Peninsula
* Freycinet Peninsula
* Jocks Lagoon
* Orielton Lagoon
* Tasman Peninsula

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Man-made|

* Denison Canal
* St Helens Airport

People of note|

* Nicolas Baudin
* John Henry Cox
* René Maugé

Islands|

| Maria Island Group|

* Ile du Nord
* Lachlan
* Maria

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Schouten Island Group|

* Governor
* des Phoques
* Picnic
* Schouten
* Taillefer Rocks

Books and newspapers|

* Tasmania's offshore islands

Flora, fauna, and fishlife|

* St Helens Important Bird Area

Bioregions|

* Ben Lomond (bioregion)
* South East (bioregion)

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