Billabongs bil·la·bong (bĭl'ə-bông', -bŏng')

n. Australian.

What is a billabong?

bil·la·bong (bĭl'ə-bông', -bŏng') n. Australian.

A dead-end channel extending from the main stream of a river.

A streambed filled with water only in the rainy season.

A stagnant pool or backwater.

Where Are They Found?

Endangered?

• It's an endangered species. There are only half as many billabongs in Australia now as there were in 1895 . The dams used in modern flood control have cut off and dried up more than half the billabongs in Australia.

Fauna

Estuarine Crocodile ( Crocodylus porosus ) or Freshwater crocodiles.

Fauna

Southern Two-wattled Cassowarie

Fauna

Koala

Fauna

Whistling kite

Fauna

The Marsh Harrier

Flora

• Eucalyptus or Paper bark tree

Flora

Flora

• Many Species • Reeds• Grasses• Sedges• Rushes

Flora

Flora• Trumpet-creeper