Cobbler Creek Recreation Park
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Cobbler Creek Recreation Park South Australia |
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IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)
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Cobbler Creek Recreation Park
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 Cobbler Creek Recreation Park
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| Coordinates | 34°46′46.56″S 138°41′27.23″E / 34.7796000°S 138.6908972°ECoordinates: 34°46′46.56″S 138°41′27.23″E / 34.7796000°S 138.6908972°E |
| Established | 26 October 1989 |
| Area | 266 hectares (660 acres) |
| Managing authorities | Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources |
| Website | Cobbler Creek Recreation Park |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Cobbler Creek Recreation Park is a 266-hectare (657-acre) protected area located in South Australia about 19 kilometres (12 mi) north of the Adelaide city centre in the suburb of Gulfview Heights. Originally part of the lands of the Kaurna aboriginal people, it was farmed from European settlement of South Australia until the declaration of the park in 1989.
The park provides an open space barrier between Golden Grove and the suburbs of Salisbury, has dams to mitigate flooding and is a significant site for both public recreation and native flora and fauna conservation. It is bounded by main roads and bisected by a four-lane main connecting road.
Cobbler Creek Recreation Park is a 266-hectare (657-acre) protected area located about 19 kilometres (12 mi) north of the Adelaide city centre within the suburb of Gulfview Heights. The park is bounded by Bridge and Smith roads, and Green Valley Drive. The Grove Way, a major divided road, runs through the park with a pedestrian underpass connecting the two park sections. The park is open to the public and includes three formed walking trails and two ruins. The remains of William Pedler's home "Trevalsa" and another's called "Teakles House" lie next to one of the trails. There are no public facilities except for benches, signage and picnic tables. "Kelway House", originally belonging to the Kelway Park farm that occupied much of the park, remains as office accommodation for park management staff.
The park lies on the border between the dry northern Adelaide Plains and the wetter Mount Lofty Ranges. Based on climate measurements for nearby Parafield Airport, the park has an average rainfall of 465 millimetres (18 in), an average winter daily temperature range of 6.2—15.6 degrees Celsius and a summer range of 16.5—29.7. Due to the risk of flooding after heavy rain, the park’s waterways have been dammed, though they are dry for much of the year. The park’s topography ranges from steadily sloping in the west, to hilly in the east. Its lowest point, on the western edge along Bridge road, is 70 metres (230 ft) above sea level, rising to 215 metres (705 ft) at the Para Trigonometric Point in the park's southeastern corner. Flat land on the western side has red-brown soil with the remainder having Terra Rosas, Redzinas and fine-textured mallee soils.
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