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Lock 4 entrance

Talk: Katarapko Eckert Creek Demonstration Reach ('Katfish Reach') project for native fish - and the native fish strategy.Speaker: Kevin Smith, Friends of Riverland Parks

Creek to Berri Basin

Talk: Berri evaporation basin and the successful breeding of murray hardyhead fish.Speaker: Kevin Smith, Friends of Riverland Parks

Turnoff to Eckert creek inlet

Talk: Driving instructionsSpeaker: Kevin Smith, Friends of Riverland Parks

Eckert creek inlet

Talk: Eckert creek inlet structure - and the movement of fish upstream and downstreamSpeaker: Kevin Smith, Friends of Riverland Parks

Jarrett creek

Talk: Jarrett creek structureSpeaker: Kevin Smith, Friends of Riverland Parks

Ngak Indau Wetland Trail

Talk: Main features of the Ngak Indau Wetland Trail - a dual use trail for walkers and bike riders.Speaker: Kevin Smith, Friends of Riverland Parks

Lock 4 turn off

Talk: Lock 4 and weir - and the effects of this structure and other structures along the River Murray systemSpeaker: Kevin Smith, Friends of Riverland Parks

Sawmill creek regulator

Talk: Sawmill creek regulatorSpeaker: David Collins, Friends of Riverland Parks

Stone weir

Talk: The stone weir and the role it plays in diverting waterSpeaker: Kevin Smith, Friends of Riverland Parks

Piggy creek

Talk: Piggy creek and the aquatic life forms that it supports, particularly during flooding eventsSpeaker: Kevin Smith, Friends of Riverland Parks

'The Splash' regulator

Talk: The critical role that 'The Splash' regulator, the largest regulator, plays in the regular flooding of the Katarapko flood plainSpeaker: Kevin Smith, Friends of Riverland Parks

Boytie's lagoon

Talk: Boyties lagoon structure, and it's role during an inundation eventSpeaker: Kevin Smith, Friends of Riverland Parks

Triple junction - from splash regulator

Talk: Driving instructionsSpeaker: David Collins, Friends of Riverland Parks

Native pine revegetation

Talk: Native pine and mallee tree revegetationSpeaker: Kevin Smith, Friends of Riverland Parks

Mallee drive turnoff

Talk: Instructions for taking the Mallee DriveSpeaker: Kevin Smith, Friends of Riverland Parks

Mallee drive lookout

Talk: General description of the River Murray and the aquatic life that it supportsSpeaker: Kevin Smith, Friends of Riverland Parks

Eckert creek entrance

Talk: Katarapko Eckert Creek Demonstration Reach ('Katfish Reach') project for native fish - and the native fish strategySpeaker: Kevin Smith, Friends of Riverland Parks

Katarapko entrance

Talk: Katarapko Eckert Creek Demonstration Reach ('Katfish Reach') project for native fish - and the native fish strategySpeaker: Kevin Smith, Friends of Riverland Parks

Murray pine exclosure

Talk: Native Murray pine plantingsSpeaker: Richard Walsh, Dept of Environment & Water

Kai Kai Nature Trail

Talk: Kai Kai Nature Trail - summary of trees, shrubs and birdsSpeaker: Richard Walsh, Dept of Environment & Water

Kai Kai Nature Trail turn-off

Talk: Instructions to drive to the Kai Kai Nature Trail - a shared use trail for walkers and bike ridersSpeaker: David Collins, Friends of Riverland Parks

Log crossing

Talk: Origin of the name for this crossing, and its value for native fish.Speaker: Kevin Smith, Friends of Riverland Parks

Mallee seeding

Talk: A successful experimental seeding of mallee and other trees. The technique is described.Speaker: Richard Walsh, Dept of Environment & Water

Mallee trees

Talk: A short note on the mallee trees along this driveSpeaker: Richard Walsh, Dept of Environment & Water

Murray pine sand ridge

Talk: Short note on murray pines and black box trees and how they were used by white settlersSpeaker: Richard Walsh, Dept of Environment & Water

Kai Kai Nature Trail turn-off

Talk: Instructions to drive to the Kai Kai Nature Trail - a shared use trail for walkers and bike ridersSpeaker: David Collins, Friends of Riverland Parks

Katarapko ecology

Talk: General summary of the Katarapko flood plain and the ongoing benefits of regular controlled floodingSpeaker: Richard Walsh, Department of Environment & Water

Triple junction - from Katarapko entrance

Talk: Driving instructionsSpeaker: David Collins, Friends of Riverland Parks

Triple junction - from mallee drive

Talk: Driving instructionsSpeaker: David Collins, Friends of Riverland Parks

Murray River NP self-drive trail
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29 Stops
3h
32km
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