| Chinocup Nature Reserve Western Australia | |
|---|---|
| IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve) | |
  Chinocup Nature Reserve | |
| Nearest town or city | Lake Grace and Pingrup |
| Coordinates | 33°14′34″S 118°23′33″E / 33.242852°S 118.392369°E / -33.242852; 118.392369 |
| Established | 1967 |
| Area | 19,825 hectares (48,990 acres) |
| See also | List of protected areas of Western Australia |
Chinocup Nature Reserve is located in the Mallee bioregion of Western Australia. It stretches along a set of north-south running lakes, the main ones being Lake Grace South, Lake Altham, Lake Pingrup, Lake Dorothy and Lake Chinocup.
It was gazetted on 20 January 1967 and has a size of 198.25 square kilometres (76.54 sq mi).
The nature reserve stretches through the localities of South Lake Grace and Neendaling in the Shire of Lake Grace through to Pingrup in the Shire of Kent. The townsite of Chinocup sits at its south-western corner.
The smaller Chinocup Dam Nature Reserve lies to the south-west of Chinocup Nature Reserve, was gazetted on 7 January 2022, and has a size of 5.8 square kilometres (2.2 sq mi).
References
- ^ "Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 8 November 2024.