Narrikup, Western Australia#Nature reserves
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = town
| name = Narrikup
| state = wa
| image = Narrikup.jpg
| caption = Narrikup District Hall
| lga = Shire of Plantagenet
| local_map = yes
| zoom = 9
| coordinates = {{coord|34.774|S|117.702|E|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_label_position = right
| postcode = 6326
| est = 1900s
| pop =
| area = {{cvt |input=P2046}}
| stategov = Warren-Blackwood
| fedgov = O'Connor
| dist1 = 18 | dir1 = S | location1 = Mount Barker
| dist2 = 32 | dir2 = NW | location2 = Albany
| near-nw = Denbarker
| near-n = Mount Barker
| near-ne = Porongurup
| near-w = Mount Lindesay
| near-e = Napier
| near-sw = Redmond West
| near-s = Redmond
| near-se = Green Valley
}}
Narrikup is a small town and locality of the Shire of Plantagenet in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.{{cite web |url=https://maps.slip.wa.gov.au/landgate/locate/ |title=SLIP Map |author= |date= |website=maps.slip.wa.gov.au |publisher=Landgate |access-date=15 October 2024 |quote=}}{{cite web |url=https://nationalmap.gov.au/ |title=NationalMap |author= |date= |website=nationalmap.gov.au |publisher=Geoscience Australia |access-date=15 October 2024 |quote=}} Narrikup is located between Albany and Mount Barker. At the 2006 census, Narrikup had a population of 515.{{Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC55011|name=Narrikup (State Suburb) |accessdate=19 July 2011|quick=on}}
History
The name Narrikup comes from the Aboriginal name of a nearby brook which is thought to mean "place of abundance".{{LandInfo WA|c|N|21 August 2008}}
The area was visited by Thomas Wilson who travelled from Albany in 1829 when he camped on the banks of the stream west of the current townsite.{{cite web|url=http://www.albanygateway.com.au/Town/Narrikup/Local_History/|title=Albany Gateway – Narrikup History|year=2008|accessdate=21 April 2008}}
The town is located on the Great Southern Railway line which was completed in this area in 1889, although initially the siding was named Hay River. Before the railway, nearby Chockerup Inn was a busy stop on the mail route from Albany to Perth, but it was abandoned when the railway came.
A reserve for the townsite was put aside in 1901 and in 1905 20 lots were surveyed; the townsite was finally gazetted in 1907.
Nature reserves
A number of named and unnamed nature reserves are located within Narrikup, all located within the Jarrah Forest bioregion:{{cite web |url=https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/capad2022-terrestrial-wa.xlsx |title=Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary |author= |website=www.dcceew.gov.au/ |publisher=Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water |access-date=10 November 2024}}
- Chorkerup Nature Reserve was gazetted on 26 August 2004 and has a size of {{convert|0.48|km2|mi2}}
- Lake Barnes Road Nature Reserve was gazetted on 22 January 1912 and has a size of {{convert|2.98|km2|mi2}}
- Lake Eyrie Nature Reserve was gazetted on 15 July 1898 and has a size of {{convert|0.4|km2|mi2}}
- Sleeman Creek Nature Reserve was gazetted on 3 October 1924 and has a size of {{convert|4.16|km2|mi2}}
- WA49722 Nature Reserve was gazetted on 2 December 2008 and has a size of {{convert|0.9|km2|mi2}}
- WA15775 Nature Reserve was gazetted on 27 November 1914 and has a size of {{convert|0.61|km2|mi2}}
References
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