Chowilla

About Chowilla

Part of the Ramsar-listed Riverland Wetland of International Importance, this reserve on the Murray River's north side near Renmark protects the largest remaining natural river red gum forest in the lower Murray. The 18,000-hectare floodplain and wetland system provides critical refuge for waterbird populations and the nationally vulnerable regent parrot, which breeds only in river red gum hollows. Lake Limbra in the northern section is a sacred site for local Aboriginal peoples.