Find out the latest news from the Coorong and Lower Lakes
region. The Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth region is
located at the downstream end of the Murray-Darling River
system. It is also known as the Coorong, and Lakes Alexandrina
and Albert (Lower Lakes) Wetland of International Importance
(Ramsar site). The site is approximately 142,500 hectares in
size and has a diverse range of freshwater, estuarine and marine
habitats. The plants and animals found in this region are
unique, not just within the Murray-Darling Basin, but worldwide.
Many internationally migratory birds can also be found here. The
River Murray terminates in South Australia at the Southern
Ocean, having passed through Lake Alexandrina, the Murray
estuary, and finally the Murray Mouth. Lake Albert is a terminal
lake connected to Lake Alexandrina by a narrow channel. The
Coorong is a long, shallow, brackish to hypersaline lagoon more
than 100 kilometres in length. It is separated from the Southern
Ocean by a narrow sand dune peninsula.