Howard Springs Nature Park
Protected area in the Northern Territory, Australia
12°27′42″S 131°03′11″E / 12.461792401°S 131.053066815°E / -12.461792401; 131.053066815[1]Howard Springs Nature Park is a 286 hectares (710 acres) protected area located 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Darwin, Northern Territory. A suitable habitat for waterfowl of the Northern Territory, it also has swimming areas and walking trails. The actual Springs became important in 1910 when they came under consideration as a solution to Darwin's unreliable water supply.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Terrestrial Protected Areas by Reserve Type in Northern Territory (2016)". CAPAD 2016. Australian government. 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Park visitor data". Department of Tourism Sport and Culture. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
Traffic counters located at entry point.
External links
- Official webpage
- Webpage on the Tourism NT website
- Webpage on the Protected Park website[permanent dead link]
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- Casuarina
- Channel Point
- Shoal Bay
- Adelaide River Foreshore
- Daly River (Mt Nancar)
- Douglas River / Daly River Esplanade
- Harrison Dam
- Melacca Swamp
- Oolloo Crossing
- Tree Point
- Stray Creek
- Lake Woods
- Newry Station Gouldian Finch
- Longreach Waterhole
- Anna's Reservoir
- Black Jungle/Lambells Lagoon
- Blackmore River
- Bullwaddy
- Channel Island
- Caranbirini
- Connells Lagoon
- Corroboree Rock
- Fogg Dam
- Henbury Meteorites
- Illamurta Springs
- Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles
- Kintore Caves
- Knuckey Lagoons
- Kuyunba
- Mac Clark (Acacia peuce)
- Napwerte/Ewaninga Rock Carvings
- Native Gap
- Rainbow Valley
- Tnorala (Gosse Bluff)
- Vernon Islands
- Woodgreen
- Alice Springs Telegraph Station
- Arltunga
- Attack Creek
- Barrow Creek Telegraph Station
- Central Mount Stuart
- Chambers Pillar
- Gregory's Tree
- Heavitree Gap Police Station
- John Flynn
- John Flynn's Grave
- Ryan Well
- Tennant Creek Telegraph Station
- Victoria River Depot
- Garig Gunak Barlu
- Limmen Bight
- Berry Springs
- Butterfly Gorge
- Cutta Cutta Caves
- Giwining / Flora River
- Holmes Jungle
- Howard Springs
- Katherine Low Level
- Leaning Tree Lagoon
- N'Dhala Gorge
- Ruby Gap
- Trephina Gorge
- Umbrawarra Gorge
- Yeperenye/Emily and Jessie Gaps
- Alice Springs Desert Park
- George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens
- Leanyer Recreation Park
- Manton Dam Recreation Area
- Owen Springs Reserve
- Territory Wildlife Park
- Windows on the Wetlands
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