| Roonka Conservation Park South Australia | |
|---|---|
  Roonka Conservation Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Blanchetown[2] |
| Coordinates | 34°18′05″S 139°38′10″E / 34.3014°S 139.6361°Es[1] |
| Established | 27 July 1978[3] |
| Area | 1.02 km2 (0.4 sq mi)[4] |
| Managing authorities | Department for Environment and Water |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Roonka Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the gazetted locality of Blanchetown about 5.8 kilometres (3.6 mi) north of the Blanchetown town centre.[2]
The conservation park is located on land in sections 4 and 5 in the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Hay on the western side of the Murray River.[2][3] It was constituted under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 on 27 July 1978.[3] As of July 2016, the conservation park covered an area of 1.02 square kilometres (0.39 sq mi).[4][2]
In 1980, it was described as follows:[5]
Roonka Conservation Park contains a most important archaeological site, spanning about 18,000 years. It has yielded evidence of an extremely wide variety of mortuary practices, a large range of archaeological phenomena and a long cultural sequence. The site has been excavated over more than a decade by the South Australian Museum.
The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area.[1] In 1980, it was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate.[5]
