Paroo River Wetlands Ramsar site: Ecological character description

The Paroo River Wetlands Ramsar site is in north-western New South Wales in the Paroo River catchment. The Ramsar site makes up about 2% of the land area and 2.4% of the wetland area in the Paroo River catchment, and consists of two main areas along the Paroo River: Nocoleche Nature Reserve and the Peery and Mandalay blocks in the Paroo–Darling National Park (the Peery and Mandalay blocks are referred to as Peery). The Paroo River is the last free-flowing river in the Murray–Darling Basin and hence is a unique example of a near-natural arid inland river system. It flows across two states, NSW and Queensland, which have agreed to the river’s long term protection.