Hattah Lakes

Lake Hattah, one of the freshwater lakes that form this icon site
Photo: Arthur Mostead

A unique collection of semi-permanent freshwater lakes

The Hattah Lakes icon site includes over 20 semi-permanent freshwater lakes. The site forms part of the 48,000 hectare Hattah–Kulkyne National Park. The lakes support river red gum communities and a variety of native plants and animals. They are also important breeding places for waterbirds.

The Living Murray first step ecological objectives

• Restore the aquatic vegetation zone in and around at least 50% of the lakes to increase fish and bird breeding and survival
• Increase successful breeding events of threatened colonial waterbirds (spoonbills; little, intermediate and great egrets; night herons; and bitterns) to at least 2 in 10 years
• Increase the population size and breeding events of the endangered Murray hardy, Australian smelt, gudgeon and other native fish

Click here to view the environmental management plan for the Hattah Lakes icon site.

Further Information

Planned Works at Hattah Lakes

Hattah Lakes Environmental Watering

Environmental Regulators: Hattah Lakes and Lindsay-Wallpolla and Mulcra Islands

Links to other icon sites

Barmah–Millewa Forest

Gunbower–Koondrook–Perricoota Forest

Chowilla Floodplain and Lindsay–Wallpolla Islands

Lower Lakes, Coorong and Murray Mouth

River Murray Channel

Further information

Programs to deliver The Living Murray