Lagoon of Islands

{{Short description|Wetland in Central Highlands, Tasmania}}

{{Use Australian English|date=April 2024}}

Lagoon of Islands is a wetland in the Central Highlands of Tasmania.{{cite news |last1=Lohberger |first1=Loretta |title=Tasmania's Lagoon of Islands is back to a healthy state after decades of poor water quality |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-22/hydro-tasmania-restores-lagoon-of-islands/102206228 |access-date=21 April 2024 |work=ABC News (Australia) |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=22 April 2023}} In 1964 its headwater rivers including Shannon River (Tasmania) and its tributary Ouse River (Tasmania) were dammed to supply water for agriculture{{cite news |title=VIDEO: Team of hydro scientists bring back Tasmanian wetland health |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-22/team-of-hydro-scientists-bring-back-tasmanian/102256390 |access-date=21 April 2024 |work=ABC News (Australia) |date=22 April 2023}} in the upper Derwent valley.{{cite web |title=Rehabilitating Lagoon of Islands |url=https://hydro.com.au/sustainability/environmental-protection/lagoon-of-islands |website=Hydro Tasmania |access-date=21 April 2024}} Restoration works commenced in 2013.{{cite news |last1=Thou |first1=Sharlotte |title=For the first time in decades, the elusive call of the 'bunyip bird' returns to Tasmania's Lagoon of Islands |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/20/bunyip-bird-australasian-bittern-tasmania-lagoon-of-islands-wetlands |access-date=21 April 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=20 April 2024}}