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Sapphire Gemfields Wetland Reserve - QLD

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Position

DEG: -23.46142 147.728302

DMS: 23º 27' 41.11" S 147º 43' 41.89" E

UTM: 55 K 7405211mN 574383mE

Altitude: 233.98m

Address & Contact

Rockhound Road
Sapphire Qld 4702

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

Web: https://www.chrc.qld.gov.au/about-council/news/discover-new-sapphire-gemfields-wetlands-reserve

Information

The reserve consists of 98 hectares of bushland, which is home to an abundance of wildlife and is a bird watcher’s paradise. Fourteen hectares of the reserve are seasonal wetland, which is home to the endemic fairy and clam shrimp.

The reserve’s carpark is located approx. 600 metres along Rockhound Road on the left hand side. Please park in the car park and enter through the decorative gate. Follow the signs for approximately 500 metres to the viewing platform.

Walking tracks and cycling tracks, seating, a restored historic fossicker’s home, a boardwalk and bird watching hide. The dwelling was built by one of the original residents to the Sapphire area, the Dove family, and is a unique glimpse into the way miners lived.

PlaceID	501864

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Emerald at 01/10:00pm EST

Distance from Sapphire Gemfields Wetland Reserve 47.13km E

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
16.3°C	13.8°C	53%	6.7°C	1020.3hPa	0.0mm	E	9km/hr 5knots	13km/hr 7knots

Closest Climatic Station

Emerald Airport

Distance from Sapphire Gemfields Wetland Reserve 47.13km E

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	34.3	33.4	32.7	29.9	26.2	23.2	23.1	25.3	28.9	31.6	33.1	34.2
Mean Min. °C	22.2	22.0	20.2	16.9	12.9	10.1	8.8	10.0	13.5	17.0	19.5	21.3
Mean Rain mm	88.8	81.7	55.7	35.2	22.0	30.1	13.6	23.2	29.2	39.7	54.8	90.3