| Gluepot Reserve | |
|---|---|
 Vegetation at Gluepot Reserve, South Australia | |
  Gluepot Reserve | |
| Location | South Australia |
| Nearest city | Waikerie |
| Coordinates | 33°45′23.75″S140°14′47.39″E / 33.7565972°S 140.2464972°E /-33.7565972; 140.2464972[1] |
| Area | 541.16 km2 (208.94 sq mi)[2][1] |
| Established | 27 June 2000 (2000-06-27)[1] |
| Governing body | BirdLife Australia |
| Website | Official website |
Gluepot Reserve is aprivate protected area located in the Australian state ofSouth Australia in the gazetted locality ofGluepot about 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of the town ofWaikerie.[3]
Gluepot was established byBirds Australia (nowBirdLife Australia) in 1997, by purchase, through a public appeal, of Gluepot Station, apastoral lease with an area of 540 square kilometres (210 square miles) in thesemi-aridMurray Mallee region of South Australia. The decision to purchase Gluepot Station, Birds Australia's first reserve, was taken in order to protect its outstanding floral and fauna values, under threat because of an application by the lessee to burn the property to provide grazing for sheep.[citation needed]
Nearly 200 species of birds have been recorded at Gluepot Reserve. These include the nationally threatenedmalleefowl,regent parrot,red-lored whistler, andblack-eared miner. A further 33 species are considered to be regionally threatened.Scarlet-chested parrots are known to have bred on Gluepot in the past, and still visit the reserve.[4]
Gluepot Reserve has aprotected area status due to being the subject of anative vegetation heritage agreement created under theNative Vegetation Act 1991 (SA) where its owner, BirdLife Australia, has agreed to protect the property's native vegetation in perpetuity. It is classified as anIUCN Category III protected area,[1] and lies within both theRiverland Biosphere Reserve and theRiverland Mallee Important Bird Area.[5][6][7]
| Climate data for Gluepot Reserve, elevation 57 m (187 ft), (1999–2025 normals and extremes) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 46.9 (116.4) | 47.5 (117.5) | 42.5 (108.5) | 40.0 (104.0) | 31.1 (88.0) | 26.5 (79.7) | 27.0 (80.6) | 31.2 (88.2) | 38.0 (100.4) | 41.0 (105.8) | 45.0 (113.0) | 48.6 (119.5) | 48.6 (119.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 34.0 (93.2) | 32.8 (91.0) | 29.5 (85.1) | 24.9 (76.8) | 20.5 (68.9) | 17.2 (63.0) | 17.1 (62.8) | 19.1 (66.4) | 22.7 (72.9) | 25.9 (78.6) | 29.1 (84.4) | 31.7 (89.1) | 25.4 (77.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16.0 (60.8) | 15.2 (59.4) | 12.4 (54.3) | 8.6 (47.5) | 5.9 (42.6) | 4.2 (39.6) | 3.7 (38.7) | 4.4 (39.9) | 6.5 (43.7) | 8.8 (47.8) | 12.0 (53.6) | 13.9 (57.0) | 9.3 (48.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) | 6.0 (42.8) | 3.1 (37.6) | −2.0 (28.4) | −5.5 (22.1) | −6.7 (19.9) | −6.5 (20.3) | −6.3 (20.7) | −4.0 (24.8) | 0.0 (32.0) | 1.6 (34.9) | 3.6 (38.5) | −6.7 (19.9) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 17.4 (0.69) | 19.7 (0.78) | 12.0 (0.47) | 20.4 (0.80) | 17.6 (0.69) | 23.7 (0.93) | 18.5 (0.73) | 18.6 (0.73) | 24.7 (0.97) | 24.6 (0.97) | 32.7 (1.29) | 27.9 (1.10) | 258.1 (10.16) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.2 mm) | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 7.3 | 8.7 | 9.5 | 8.3 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 73.0 |
| Average afternoonrelative humidity (%) | 26 | 29 | 32 | 37 | 45 | 53 | 52 | 41 | 37 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 37 |
| Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology (humidity 1999–2010)[8] | |||||||||||||
