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Barker Inlet Wetlands - SA

Barker Inlet Wetlands

Reservoir,Dam

Position

DEG: -34.833221 138.574005

DMS: 34º 49' 59.6" S 138º 34' 26.42" E

UTM: 54 H 6142768mN 278152mE

Altitude: 1.88m

Address & Contact

Salisbury Hwy
Wingfield SA 5013

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

Web: http://www.naturalresources.sa.gov.au/files/sharedassets/adelaide_and_mt_lofty_ranges/nrm_education/barker-

Information

The Barker Inlet Wetlands form part of a series of constructed wetlands including Greenfields and Connector Wetlands at Salisbury plus the Range and Magazine Creek Wetlands at Gillman.

The combined area of these wetlands is 337 hectares, making them the largest constructed wetlands in Australia.

The freshwater ponds vary in depth up to 2.5m -having a variety of depths and shoreline conditions enables a wide diversity of habitat at the wetland.

To improve stormwater quality the water needs to remain in the wetlands for approximately ten days.

Construction cost: $10 million
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PlaceID	111854

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Parafield at 02/05:00am CST

Distance from Barker Inlet Wetlands 6.32km NE

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
8.7°C	5.5°C	67%	2.9°C	1031.2hPa	0.0mm	N	9km/hr 5knots	11km/hr 6knots

Closest Climatic Station

Parafield Airport

Distance from Barker Inlet Wetlands 6.32km NE

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	29.6	29.3	26.8	22.7	18.9	15.8	15.1	16.3	18.9	21.8	25.3	27.7
Mean Min. °C	16.3	16.4	14.5	11.8	9.3	7.1	6.3	6.7	8.2	10.1	12.8	14.8
Mean Rain mm	20.8	18.0	23.0	39.1	48.1	54.5	58.3	53.9	44.1	41.7	26.7	24.9